Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-03-07

other side OF the row and trim off
the other half as before. In 50
doing the hedge win be cut in M
oval shape. Then, BY taking a |
large corn cutter, 1t can be trim
med into proper shape. GREAT
care should be taken to secure al
close, strong, firm base, This can
be done by allowing the lower
branches to extend out in all in
stances, SO as to form a base at
the end Of the second season, at
least four or five feet wide. Trim
mings Of the third year can be
done in the same manner as that
of the second. The fourth and
subsequent year, trimmings will
have to|be done monthly with the
kD;S preserving at all times the
|shats above described And
now that we have given the direc-
tons Of Mr.. McGrew, in detail,
we leave It for those who are en-
gagged in the business, to follow or
depart from them, as their judg-
ment or experience may suggest.
There is one particular, however,
that the writer above quoted has
given US no instructions upon; and
that is, how to supply a vacancy
in the hedge, in case one occurs;
this may be done by setting other
plants in their places, but from
several causes the newly intro
duced plant has nota fair chance
with its older settled neighbors; it
has been suggested, and We think
ia good one, to take the most
thrifty branches Of some Of the
contiguous plants, bend them
lover, anil bury their tops in the
vacant spaces. This we think
wen worthy of trial, as We feel con-
fident that this would supply the
vacancy as well as any other plar
| that could be adopted. Having
I given the directions of Mr.. Nc
Grew, at length, we will take the
liberty of giving a statemen'
made by Mr.. G. +. GARRISON, a
the December meeting Of the SO
ciety, OF a hedge which he saw II
Illinois, which he said would more
effectually resist the aggression
of stock, than any hedge be eve
: saw, east, west, north, or south
! The proprietor had pursued
course of planting and dressing
similar to that recommended By
J McGrew, for the first two years
after which he abandoned it toit
) own instincts, to use his own Ian
) guage as quoted by Clarkson, b
. sletit rip" This plan, though ]
|, may be a saving Of boards an
. rails, it certainly will not save an,
|, land. Here We shall leave tn
] subject of the hedge, and pass t
o that Of the: board and rail fence
2 and first of boards, and this lik
a many other things, will vary
q different localities, we win, as j
III the case Of the hedge, take 4
}, rods forourcalculation, 40 rodswi
: give So panels IL feet long, a
e lowing five boards to the pane
9 each Of them six inches wild
i this would give 80 feet Of boari
9 to each panel, 90 PANELS, 80 fet
9 to the panel gives 1860 feet
d boards for 40 rods Of fence
\ Suppose this to cost on the groun'
4 e. rs per hundred; and we have $50
. ga, as the price Of the boards, the
4 TOR So panels we want ono hundrt
4 and eleven posts. and the price Of the
4 will vary according to the kind, al
according to the locality, but say Il
I, black locust posts will cost i2 cen
I apiece. and we have the sum Of SIS
70 SO Tor the posts: now put down
Q cents per panel as the cost Of puttiI
4 up including nails. and we have Il
= sum of eli. 90; this added to the OF
= er items gives total of S44.95. {
d 40 rods Of board fence. and this '
e think will approximate very nearly
r the actual cost. Having given
nearly as we can the cost Of the hedg
~ and Of the board fence, we next pr
r, coed to give the cost OF a rail feuc
D. This like the board fence will vary
r. different places. Well, for 40 rods
: viii require about IS panels Of +
y feet rails. this at eight rails to 4
II PANEL gives $50 rails, these at 49,
le per hundred gives $3.50. Now
"a low 81 go for laying them up. and y
n have $500. as the cost Of 40 70
- Of rail fence Having passed throul
q the subject. though hardly to our o,
le satisfaction, We Will arrange the difft
Is ent fences side by side. that the read
q may see at glance the comparati
~ cost of each. as made out. wheth
10 correct or not:
va lat. the hedge fsnes, 10 roes. 3ia,
Vi, tho board fence, a. .............9ff.
III "a, the rail- fence. "................s25,
~ And here we shall leave the subje
:: but not without inpressing upon I
Is mind Of the farmer the Importance
o, the greatest economy with his rail iii
4 her. being. as we believe, the me
~ certain, as we'll as the cheapest fenci
~ material the farmer can get, and. p,
3, haps. II the time and money expen
or ed in hedging was expended in {