New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-26
dGRICELTTRAL ITEMS.

BEECH HEDGES In Belgum beech hedges are no
unc, mmon srd is worth the attention OF those who
ave irving to fId hedge plant suited to the climate
and soil of America TO try the beech. II is true that
in It's natural state il grows 10 tree, aud 30 does the
Osace orange aud 20 does the cedar. by planting
two VOW g trees w inches apart, and bending ana
nt,rlacing them together the tendency to grow into
trees is checked; ard b'ipg very haidy, strong
wooded Iee, with good roots, they bear this ktd oi
Treatment s.cd bed of beech plsnts may be ea,ly
made by gathering The nuts, and es soon ~ dry peck
in them in dry said, for transportation with twice
a,uu,h sand as Luts. The seed should be planted A.
soop a. possible a. it is apt to lose vitality kept
lorg. Tic ycmg plants should be carefully watered
the Grst Summer The wood OF beech trees Is nearly
equal to hi, kory FOR fuel and is very rich in potash.
THE CosT or FEscks.-Thc Ohio Board of Ag'-
culture hav, given the iO)wng srray Of facts TO provo
that fnimers irn ct upon thenselyes mos oncrous
tax in perth acously cingDg to al od custom of let
ting 81 ok Iun az arge. Our opinion s that no tanner
can efFord to turn his cattle into the highway, and
wherever land is woith fifty dollars he cannot
afford to pasture h's stock But just see what It costs
to fence tie STATE of Ohio. The Report says:
"The existing law relative to Enclosures are better
suiied 10 the psst than the present condition OF the
State. Formerly the range ss ine'o-ed pas ures
were called, constituted The 'hi,f support oi domestic
bes the obstruction of property end hte ON our rail-
roads caused ty animals running at iarse, the extra
xperse Of f.ncIg, to guard against then nesspass.s,
AN, luts annually 10 millions OF dollars and Lcrrss's
tvery year with the Increasing number OF Enclosures
aId enhsrced cost of fencing material, while the value
OF uIincosed pastures CimIlshes eyery year.
" The table Glow gives near APPROXIMATION 10 tho
present cost # ltncLg in tie State and falls far short
Of what j, will amount to III few years Under our
Irtstit syetem:
Acres q closed lsrd IN Ohio......, 1890 600 acres
Il lie Oi Il l. -tA c
Co", sUcertsTe sors OF t2i6 per uie tll5,.~Cp
Vary exrsE'e-, equal 10 renewal every ..
OF wi ch At least orc third, or 81, 1000 shl DC
saved b, laws uch exist in other States, pohibt-
ing Domestic animals, aud espcialy bogs and sheep,
from rUnt ing at large
UsE u SALT os LAND.-Ihe following Gsecdote
ILLUSTRATES the value Of salt a fertilizer: To import
duty on salt 10 Switzerland il very high and oppres-
sve srd thereto Rot unfIequenty lead, TO breach
Of the law peas mt having tried TO defsaUd the su
thoriiics by cerryrg off bOs of salt was discovered
and pulsuoc In Ls aLxioy 10 escape tae punishment
which would be- inflicted If the bag decorered, hs
threw Il into his manure tslk. After al I.-k OF e;-
posure had disappearcd, he thought thc! his hla'1
msnufe nust be gently njurtd ny .be salt, ana ac'
cordrgly diluted TIE moisture largely with water
To hs great supie hc found that the grass wa oo'
tc. brd nore rraeiy eat' by stock onth', p' "' 10
mt a1ow wheie the liquid manure Was sSp"ed o'n'a''
il The salt than those porIors when "c'e 's"''n
bv the ordinary LIQUID manure Salt 70 very Den'hiA
- sol. Eabls 10 ,uffer from drcaIh, az IN dry sGs
:, .bouls be frst mixed with eaI.3 Its eiee.s G.e
no., on,srept OIL pea aid lsguinsa- pant Of gytfy
L;,d or ro.,s; potatots carrots, sc IL has l,.ls
,e,,, o,, ella, soils excepting when drsLed.