Nebraska advertiser., 1856-12-06
farmers Department.
Written for the Nebraska Advertiser.
THE MAcLURk FOB HEDGING.

lWHtten Tor the Nebf2ska AoYerISer.
THE MACLURk FOB HEDGING.
Mn. EDTToR=
There is, perhaps, no subjectOf more
importance to the farmers Of Nebras-
.ka, than that of fencing, so IS to save
timber, and labor. Therefore, aknowl-
edge of, and instruction in regard to
substitute for timber, must be of vast
importance to the community. Almost
every method has been tried andfound
wanting, save one, that is, the Maelura
or Usage Orange, Patents have been
issued, for all manner of plank, and
wire fence, and farmers have been
gulled, and cheated thereby, but still,
the cry is, 'Patent-fence;" Eastern
news papers are filed, more or less,
with flaming advertisements, Of patent
fences; but beware of imposition. Try
none Of them, but use a substitute Of
natures own>production, viz, the Ma
elura.
The Maclura was discovered, in
Texas, by DIR. Mcclure, and has been
known by various names, as "BOis
DIRE" Dosage Orange" &C., but none
are so suitable, or handy, as Maclura.
Many have expressed a doubt of the
hedge making a good fence, on account
ofthe numberof failures that have been
made, in trials of hedging, by men that
did not understand their business, or
we're to INDECENT to perform the work
in the right manner
If rightly managed, a hedge fence
can be made in four years, that viii
turn any thing, from a small pig to the
most breachy OK, that roams over the
prairie, or farmers fields OF grain. But
it needs time, labor and care, also, a
knowledge of the business; either by
practice or reading. As a good we'll
made thick hedge, is the most beauti-
full .~appendage of a farm, so an un-
trimed, neglected hedge, is the most
unsightly nuisance hat can be seen
o~rsssuffered to surround our premises.
The trials and experiments, made
by Professor Turner, and Mr.. OYerman,
Of Illinois, and others, have placed it
beyond a doubt, that hedging is a safe,
sure and economical mode of fencing;
even in a more timbered country, hence,
tits evident, thatin our scarce timbered
country, it must be one of the most
important investments we can make.
The cost of hedgeing, is some fifty
cents to one dollar per rod, where
practical hedgers are employed, but
farmers can makeit for much less, and
as to clipping it after it is matured it
is q small task, an expert hand can
clip one mile a day, on both sides, and
once a year is all that it needs clip
ping after it is grown. It will take
less time to keep it in repair, after
once made, than any other fence, and
il is not only a fence for a few years,
but for generations to come.
And besides the economy andbeauty
of hedgeing, it increases the value of
land and farms, more than any one
thing thatfarmers can engage in. What
would look prettier than our fertile
prairies, all surrounded, crossed and
recrossea, with living fences, and the
farmer know his crops secure, from the
destroying prOpensities, and craving
appetites of unruly cattle.
And for orchards or gardens, it is
almost essential for their protection
against both man and beast, it also
forms a barrier against the cold, bleak
winds, so destructive in this climate.
But my communication is, perhaps,
already to lengthy, so I will close; and
may hereafter give directions for
sprouting, and sowing seed, setting,
and tending the hedge, &c.
HoosIER.
Nemaha Co., N. T., Nov. 29h '56.