, 1859-03-03
The Fnr,H and Garden.

The: Far,,s and Garae,,.
0.egt Orange for Hedqing- Wire I<"os-Fro-
lection Of Ftnos Rsts-A>neto Hsmbuq.
En1xo, IL, February Is. 1s2.
MT DxAR RunAL-MJ object in sdd1essiug you,
il to have talk on Fences.
IA to the Osage Orange, TO mJ mind it ts not
ret clezr that it will ueet the great Manta o. the
farmer. In justice to it, 30 far ~ l-know, It, n
rapidly coming mora ,and more in public ia'
yor, But the question arises, will plant 10 far
removed from It's rotivo locality, be permanent
Ii fhii? Can so rapid grower endure tor = ~
ries Of years. those annual cuttings which it un'
doubtedly requires. Ia it proof against mice,
6e.? .--.-.-....-
Suffer me to say to you, that after many years
of onxsrya,ion. nv ooinion il tn favor Of wire
rather than the 0sags Orange - surs, cheap
hsYe as 'Iet never used either, but intend to
this coming spring., would wish to .psejudicA
no one against the OssRe Orange ~ a hedge
plant, bat not as yes being eatisded to invest
much capital in the experiment Gfor can
Iook upon it In no other nght) ! make these
inquiries:
IL making wire tencs, what sized wire, or ra-
ther Whist slzss! How many wonld you use
What il the difference between charcoal snd
bridge wire? and where can wire be procured to
Ills Qtkk 8ut&QL1X0!
What 1elinble experience can you give - re-
CARDS the cbhrring Of fence uosts! II it adds to
their durability, how much
Nv convictions are, that wire mnst become the
great fencing material of these prairies. am
aware, however, that question Of such vital IN
ferest requires more experience and further tfi-
al Il. enab!s III to deqlde under erssandlnglJ. tire
me your viewa
Respectfully, L. s.P.
IT, ~o1f aF fha if3AE fuliY.
would require moro time Than We ean devote to
to them. We will, therefore, give them brief
notice. 0sage orange on dry rolling prairie will
make good fence; should be planted in Sin
gls linz, nix inches apart, TWO yaAra old plants;
let it grow up without cutting until high enough
Tor fence. il.
As1e require protection on the prairie, not
only for orchards and house grounds, bat for
cur stock aud field crops, ~ can see no oblec-
sion letting the hedge.take it's upward growth,
tho pIants will be sufficiently close st the base
to make fence, and will also dwarf tho tree.
Lower prairie, in the North part Of tbs State, is
not suited 10 this plant, AZ in suuh locations Ne
hare seen old hedge completely killed BY frost.
. Removing tree North, out Of it, natural eli
mate, has = tendency to dwarfit; and this is the
case with ths Q2age. 1t the South It will not
make good hedge from its larger growth. We
would not plant hedge simply for fpuce. ss
We prefer boards and posts OF q wire fence, but
when, to fenes, protection from winds or fruit
trespsssers is wanted, the Usage is our favorite.
We are putting in Usage hedges wherever we
intend to have belt Of timber: In this case We
4. $-$a ~ hp1t ~ tat
it take care Of ITSELF except giving it good cul-
ture Tor three or four years. We have never
Known mice to ipjure the Usage.
WIRE FENCE.
This should be made With no. 9 unrolIed wire,
fine wire will turn CATTLE horses and Sheep Posts
two feet apart, unless made on the plan Of Burk's
patent. The wire must be 70 fastened with lever
That it itl give to saddcn pressure or swell and
/ contract with changes Of transportation. Wire
fences add nothing 70 the beauty Of farul unless
put upon live posts {trees)' Belts Of timber we
must hare and these Will furnish the posts, when
If lie wire il yell oiled it will last long time.
We are tired nf seeing long lines Of farm on the
other reason than to cover up the fence from sight
When this il done either wire or osage will answer
q good purpose, but when our fence is to be ecen
give us pine boards and burr oak posts.
| pRoTzcfMG Posrs.
This Is doue by charring, By the use of salt
and BY setting top end down. Posts thst are
| set with top eId dorm eighteen years since re.
main sound. We have CREST faith in salt, AZ
preservation. Posts rot of near the ground.
After the post is set, bore q hole into The post
| and nearly through, slsntiug somewhat down.
wards into this hole put common salt but do
not plug it up, it will need TeaeWing after few
! years. Barr oak posts, cet top down will, it Of
young thrifty timber last probably fifty years
They should be sharpened and dried, not set
-ttL 1ns H. lni- {knA - II
close ground them, a-d besides this the frame
will stand better. Most Of the hardware deal
ers in Chicago can farnish good frame wire, at
ss cheap rate a. it eau be had East. Large
quantities of it hava been put up the past year,
IL various parts Of the State, aud when fae
No. wires hare been used 30 far a We hear
with general satisfaotion.
Ne would Caution the renders of the PRxss
AND TR1suss against being hambugged with
the willow frame (soliE pHrpura.l This willow
will grow we'll io wet (oot swampy} land, but is
uusulsed to dry rolling prairie. it makes pretty
trsme on paper. last year this paper frame
had the faculty Of growing live man in tho
will not grow the man: and is plain, we'll be-
hayed willow. Next season it may bear crop
Of dogs. or perhaps monkeys. RURAL
SEED oats from canada-Canada 7zistlks-
Foul Steds IN Eye end Grass Sttd Of East.
GFH tFCt1bH-LttQH&HH kofE44-tQH@1N tH%3
Desira1it- Palne Of pdrieli<s.
On nccount Of the inferior quality Of our seed
oats. large quantities are being brought from
Canada to supply the demand. To this the cry
Of beware Of Canada th;stles, is being raised in
several quarters. That there il danger OF i'm.
porting thls perpieious pest W. csn eaailY con.
cede, but as oats will come from Canada at all
va hf1f fo rAfn1 ha-
seed in it's rough state. In cleaning oats, it il
too often the practice to use a board instead Of
screen in the bottom Of the tanning mill, and
heace all fine seeds too heavy to be blown ous
90 down with tho ortx. 70 ensure safety in this
respect all the purchaser Of Qanada oatG hes to
do ia to run them through 8 tanning mill using
scseen, through which the fine seeds such ss
Charlack and Canada thistle will paas- In our
frat attempt at farming We purchased forty
busheis Of seed ost4, not scrcsned, and the re.
sult was firm sp.inkliug Of Chatlack (wi1d
mustard) wild buckwheas and Cookie. which
we're not 80 easily got rid Of Look st the oats
in the Chicago warehouses, and Jou will find
them full Of foul seed. suppose cur Canadian
purchase these would they not have occasion to
complain Of our want Of good husbandryf We
think they would. But farmera should be
careful about Eastern seed, for slorenlF farmera
are not confined to the pralFies+ At one timo
We wanted some Long Island rye, and friend
purchased and sent us barrel, we commenced
sowing it - it came, but before sowing
halt bushel found il full of foul seed, and when
we run the remainder through q tanning 1aill,
the result was that in the part soWn in its rough
state We had good show Of white daisies, char
lack, sorrell, yellow dock and winter cookie,
uhils the portion cleaned was free Of these
weeds. That half busLel Of rye coat Ut no in
considerable amount Of labor. aad The White
daisies nre still on hand In another instance
We purchased grass seed from Rochester, which
produced MS 4 supply Of yellow dock. chariack
and sorrell. But in no instance have We found
Canada shiatles In the-seed. Thistle seed is very
light, and probably most Of it Is blown uut in
the cleaning process.
We cannot too strongly urge cur farmers to
SOW clean seed, whether Of hone or foreign
growth. 4 change Of Eeed is desirable, and
theee oats from Canada, if properly cleaned, will
proye valuable. The black Tartafian 0at il tbs
best sdap1ad to cur soil and climate, which fact
No again zepeas. bat Ve know OF no ono who
grows them pure. az most Of CUR oats are mixed.
The barley oat does not give ss good satisfAc-
tion here "a in Cansds; and va would advise
our farmers to let thus variety alone.
We again repeat that oats should be sowp
early ana on fall plowed land, This grain does
we'll to follow crop Of spring wheat, but On
corn stuble is liable to grow too rank and large.
RpRA4.
The Tariff Question.
l7rom The N. T. Tribune. .ssh sns-1
The House of Representatives, on Saturday,
BY the decisive majority Of 1873 to 88, voted 10
allow the Introduction Of bill revising Aud in.
creasing the Tariff. .Two-thirds being Re equired.
lease Was not granted seesionallJ, tho vote