, 1862-12-12
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1879


Second DAYS procect1iza:s.
From our own Rcporter1
BLOOMINGTON, Dec 3rd 1852.
This morning the attendance was larger than
yesterday, nearly filling the hall. There is no
abatement in the interest manifested, and the
subjects discussed are Of great importance to
the planting public. The regular order ofifhc
morning is The subject Of grape culture, but
1he essaylsts On this subject begged q half
days delay In the meantime the discussion
on the
WHITE WILLOW
"as resumed. The resolution presented WAS
"Ihat tie society Recommend the white vii.
low for live fence, where shelter and timber
arc also an olject'' Your correspondent took
1he affirmative Of this proposition in a discus
sl'c argument, followed by IL N. Bliss, who
nag bcen lnyelghed into the idea of selling q
million of willows cuttings by the prddjer;
1Sr mere nominal sum, little more than
tAe labor Of cutting them, and has the
sa1lsiaciion ea13 OF seeing his fayorite cutting
SOU 10 farmers for seven to eight dollars Il
thousand. He had been in the habit Of giving
MS nelghbors cuttings to sci out for shade and
timber trees One Of these to whom he had
made The offer Of enough, free, for an orchard
n~Ak3 ACL OAC VI tAEEc lICE pEuuiET5 VINO con-
WINGED him that the willow of NJ B. were not
So Variable as his, and succeeded in selling
him 81 lot at eight dollars the thousand. After
paying out his money on the word of i stran-
yer he will probably be L wiser and better
Hl:n. We hare for long time been Of the
opinion that the fools were not ill dead as vet,
but are kept az the especial food Of these
itincrant gentlemen Mr.. B. says That the
first fence made Of this willow was from cut
tin5s stuck down for shelter belt, hut to lis
InGfR n fr11 CTR - =
full Faith That it would mike cheap, efficient
and durable fence. lie would c:lntlou the
farmers against the idea that this willow will
make fence without care. The tree ped
n5gos tbrong lad isE given noaa them the idsa
10 is gr59th, 59 n0']11' ,Sat would N rsga54 not
be realized. These men h1d obtained
specimens Of remarkable growth, and which t
Ntre represented as the ordinary growth of
Two Or three inches in diameter in a year. and
stock, which was false in both particulars. |
The former Of these, DR.. Warder, he had cx- !
posed, and the other lie would youch FIR. IA |
all stock viii browse it. tt will grow we'll in
nigh cultivated land, and also in Standing wa |
1e;; "a as ae mas thus seen it the past season.
Mr. Bryant. 1t appeared to him thai VIC had
the willow fever :. little too high, that we had
better move With caution and be admopishrd
o1 the a;o;'HS mss{fit,ulis mania Of tic rast-
4hc idea that by setting out u few Thousand
cuttings Ill the prairie and leave them to
chance, and have turn UP 81 forest in !, few
years, was too much for lin. As is,r n i've
fenee he had little faith in it, ut least he
had only nine years. experience and #
m:gl.t be that it would not prove
sufficiently durable for that purnose-the trial
mas Dcen loo short, should wait, be more
cautious Thirty-iye years ago the Honey
Locust w:s recommended for i fence, bnt il
has not succeeded, and he did not believe that
It would do So For the benefit If Mr.. B. and
nahers we Will state that less than that time
tie thcrokec Rose WIS recommended BY one
Of tic prominent editors Of the n, T. Tribune,
then Western farmer, but no trial has bcen
made Of it.
Mr. Emery did not believe that anv
peison who would ste tile fences iu Lei.
eo'nnt{ en',r:{t would any longer have doubts on The
MIR. Phenix has seen trees Of itset in fence
TOW, thirteen years old, two feet in diameter
near the base, and this on very dry land Tie
Trees had brstEc1cd and made Il good fence
Ee thinks it will make Il good fence on nj
GOOD soils. The trees mentioned are thirty
1sct nigh and would make a cord Of wood
each. He thinks also i4at it will prove lonr
lived. as it is tenacious Of lift, under almost
all conditions II will make rails, hewino tim
ber, and adapted IL many ot;1rr plri5f,s,.s
~ oTld sct It about one foot apart in the row.
1or 1s'iec> and use but one row for c;s1
screens, and it is possible that this is t,o
c:osr. WV
MI. MINER would recommend hat in pl,nt
lns5 bat he line of intended fence be 1uuIchn1
with hay, straw Or cornStalks ut once. and in
'he Sl'I'i'ss sci the plants by Using !. sharp
:Iae 10 cu1 through IL to put in the cuttings;
III tilis c:se no after culture would b. e.
Gul:cd. Tile same treatment will answer for
ne Usage or Other tree used for the purpose
Of timber belts.
Dr. Schroeder would not recommend II FIR i
s n5ch;.ld fencing us il will prove Il great har-
M not LOT insects. more especially the nlalom- |
t"Hs Had VIC the s)a1Tows as in Germany. |
we would get rid Of many Of our insects, bit |
unt1 W get The sparrows lie would not 1,Iaat |
TIC Wili"W. Thinks it will not make 4 ljrst |
1;:tc fence. '~1~'
:: Mr. Sherman SAYS It will stand cutting, hay
ing seen it cut back in the fence to four feet.
and making good fcnce-will grow vel on
Ut; stu11tu, ela Dc cul u,.ck at ;.ify age.
=. :. Pike has seen trees that have been
cut OIL, 1or 1he past forty years, once in three
year, Sear<; .t Each % time cut little higher. These
were Two to three frctapart and none Of them |
had failed. They all grew Of a uniform
hight. Ina fence they di:crgy from 4 ycriica5 |
position, yet tue butts are straight. /
Mr. Smith Of Willow Creek, cat two crops of
gEss cloSc under this fence, being u better |
atom Mr Dupont saying that he has Dvsts |
standing thlrt, years and vet sound.
Mr. Gill had seen the fence Of this willow |
III Lee county and could testify that it made a |
good 1tncs, and he had no doubt that this |
willow will make Il first rate fence, III ali re-
si'ects as good as the Usage, Of which lie has |
7: larse amount, and in some respect: better t.
than That plant, as it will afford shelter and |
iuei. Intends to PLANT largely for fences fpr |
LIS sheeI' iasln. Cattle aud sheep will brouse |
en- It.
Mr. Huggins had no aoubt that it would !
make good fence, but as to hedge hc lad !
some doubts.
Afr: Galusha would state that though the
sWaId grows it cannot be grown close ur to |
tie bs11, yet good crnp Of grass can h. |
procured, su that there is no loss Of snacc in /
consequence.
IMPOSITION.
Mr. Bryant said thu: many Of our native will
IONS so casstly resemble This in color of fh,.
bark, That it would not he detected in t1c
cnt1H'gs,a and would advise caution in the pur-
eiiase- Nearc told here by reliable person
THAT parties are now cntting large Quantities
of olr native willow to be p:!l1ned otf for this
white willow. %'''3
Z. D. Bragdon would advise caution. Hc
had no doubt that where i fence, shelter md
timber are required, that it would prove val
Mr.: Edwards says that it is used. mar
tnelll1ati, 1"r 1he ribs or frame work of
baskets. bnt not for the filing, and that he
purchased II as basket willow.
lie question OF its value for live fence
Wy: . now l'ni and carried, we believe, without
Or. Narder reported on the name being the
"hlte Wiilow, or sdfiz alba Of grew. Ii The
report he says That it cannot, i'll The bundle Of
cuttings be distinguished from sonr Of our
native willows, aud recommends caution in
tieir purchase. @A0A1 -11
Ihus ended tho discussion Of one of the
most important questions ever taken up by
thls Society. The debates were aniultci.
saatistlcal and argumentatiyc, and the whole
si'Ject most thoroughly sified. In the com
mencellcnt Of the debate there were several
aouoters, but as proof after proof came out in