Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-06
Hedge Fences-No. 8.

protec':.e, orderly and with no aspect threat
ening of expense or vexation.
They shelter and encourage small Birds;
which clear the fruit trees. vines and shrub.
berry of predatory insects and fill the air with
a sound Of sWee. warnings. -re
rney break the force OF fierce winter winds,
and their cool green leaves have no glare ir
the heats Of summer.
When :ra-rari shrubs are mingled in the
hedge, the arr IS odorous after summer sho wers;
and bright berrie, shine 'hrorgh the SHOWS Of
winter.
Bat they require por, N of the sol, or
which to i've, and this and :heir immobihty
are the only disadvantages Of hedges. The
amount Of soil exhausted 5y The roots OF a
hedge is exactly in proportion 20 its he!ght
and thickness. The hedge should not be
more Than than feet wide a, the widest part
which should be at the ground Good grass
will grow close up to the face Of trimmed
hedge. The leaves which fall annually re-
turn ali that the roots take. or more:
Hedges are either defensive or ORNAMENTAL;
or both. The following plants are those ID
which the former quality predominates.
H,wrHoRS This has been used more
than any ;Ler plant. IL some parts % this
country the borer Is said 10 njure the plants;
but have never yet seen plan! affected by
them. Where they grow and flourish in the
woods they Will Of course do 50 II hedge cul.
lure. Tney are efficient and reliable:
The Cocnspur T'aorn fCrairg,i. errsigciGJ
s very firm and vel armed. II grows in all
la'itudes N the Unicn, and in Canada. II
does not attain height Of over IS feet when
EFT to nature, but IS very strong and rigid.
The ;aorns are most formidable and defy the
PASSAGE of man or beast. The wood and
leaves are brigh, and handsome.
! BrcKruosy, (RidHinus CGtharticus.) This
: vas fr. DJwninr's favorite hedge plant, and
was much ia vogue until suPplan'ed IN public
/ opinion by the claims Of the Usage Orange;
Il and the Orange have the advantage OF being
offensive to cattle, and are therefore not iniu-
red by iheir browsing The BucktAorn makes
very handsome, Tense, firm hedge, grows
! freely, is very hardy; it IS less thorny than
the others, but has sharp spurs on the oides
wood. T. has f5rous, matted roots, which are
this rcoCnt il is vel adapted 70 planting or
banks Of streams.
Cs,5E OalSGE.-This IS now planted b.
ml.Ions PR ennum, mostly through the west.
Its growth IS rapId,lts foliage very handsome.
it has 4 sharp thorn under every leaf and is
easily grown. |, stands our winters, suffering
no material injury. and if i; proves a, long
lived as other plants, it will Re IN BE
hetse pant. have always expected 10 find
il Troublesome by sprouting up where the
roots are cut by the plough, bu, it does not
appear TO do so. 1t grows more Struggling
than the other plants named, and seems to
i.aw uron The soil more.
Plants of these thorns cost from SIX to ter
dollars per 1000, when from 10 years OLD.
One thousand Will plant thirty rods at six
inches apart. Some Sc, the plants one foot
apart, and, as the stems can grow strong
er aal lra.lr r:;h more room, ,a.S IS rsrhaPs
preferable. The ground must D. ireH pbushed
f7u- feet wide and worked during summer as
if it were row Of corr or potatoes. Ii neg.
lsctet. weeds ard want of air will ,tarse out
ine young plants during the first summer.
Tie plants mus, be cut down in March annu-
ally Tor three or four years, 10 make Them
yerr thick a, lie base, so as to bar Iae pas
sage Of pigs or fowls. After being has f'rm-
cd. an annual chipping is advisable, but they
are generally left to themselves until, in the
course If years the bottom being shaded by
The branching top, dies out partially. The
plants must then be cut nearly of at ,hs
ground, trimmed and FLASHED down in the po'
: s.,ion Of he rails in Swe,ish fence.
: The histes. estimate Il the cos; OF h-iEr
IS about as follows fc7 leo rods
$500 plants al $40 S33 0c
r5ub'e Tloushng or SUrscilin-.
furrcws, and hauling straw
or leaves 10 mulch, FIRST sea
Sa-. fe0
Piart.ae.-TIan and boy day, so
, Moving off next spring and re.
: planting 10 per cent. 500
: No.Ain- second and third years, 10 90
$50 SO
? Companies engaging in planting and grow
inr hedges of Usage Grange IN the west. oiie:
to plant and mature complete fence a. ftom
- ois 70 81 co. per rod.one third payable when
the he Ire is planted, ani the bsiaace when i,
, is maurrd. This Of course, must include
{ iae;y ,sgufts on plants. labor and time.
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