The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03


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Le sid " fences bulls Of The ponsst
m.eual. nM alsea fev ifsle,crs
which h8Fe tsilta under mt inntd
sEe ob,cuafioa. More llaa CITY
years ago NY luher bad q new part.
iiiiH mil srres male across 4 gall.
abogl iofis reds q lrngih, 81 che tnu.
rails, go q Tie 1ig.zag i0rm Of stones.
drawn from ihe helj, about eigh,eea
inclcs high This same feocq 4 uos
standing. be Foundation and lover
tiers q rails having never been cham
ged. ~ mahHg ilis kind "A telre.
sc usually selrsl The largeA AID hest
spli rails ior The lover peeiioas II lie
fence aud as we come toward The ton
hglier aud poorer materials arg Used.
generally ending with round pole
termed rider, on the top of the
STAKES. such materials. Of course. Do
oei last o. long The Top, therefore,
q the fence named has had a few
rails replaced IN repairing. Now /
haye no reason % believe thar tie
most Of this fence viii not hst until
tie close Of the present century. |
an quite sure that much OF il would
te sound ana good IL the expiration
Of that time. could the growth ii lusli.
rs md running vines b. keep. down /;
morc especially ground iE3, which is
poisonous q many il Laadled, add
which sometimes almost covers The
feuce. These pests get among the
edible stones carried from tie fields, III
PREPARATION for moving. and ihromu
under the fence, aHd ase very dilIicult
10 rxtIrpatei 90 much % that they arc
allowed 10 run rampant. Is 70 tie
great waste Of land occupied ID max
ing this kidd Of ieHr | would remark
lAal il is not al waste. Grass grows
freely along these fences, Wherever
there is spot unocapicd especially
adjoining the plowed lands under good
culture. Again 10 drs seasons, some
times Immediately after moving, tie
stubbie and every pasture lot i dr,
and wiihered All along these fences
Is mat Of green heritage, which
sheep and cattle wall greedily eal, moi
excepting the poisonous ivy and even
tie leaves Of Tia. cattle upa., the COM
aon Wild cherry, which throws up
numerous suecnlent sprouts wherever
il il ent down, Again IN This part Of
the country We fad that apple trees
uilh liltlc attention, after beng plan.
ted III convenient distances IN the
joinis Of this fence, grow wei and
bear freely, the form Of this fence ai-
tJrdipg convenient chance 10 plant
the trees along the joint. without be-
ing IN the way Of working the land.
Where fruit trees are moi planted, a
growth Of rel cedar generally spring,
UP, becoming IN icw years valuable
los various purpoc, % building ard
aiIording a line protection to fields Of
Winter wheat. Last q all. when these
uusi-hlly fences are repaired, the de-
eayed rails are SIN worth something.
they make sery good Sammar lirts,
especially for baking. as our good
keepers can testify SO much
tor aig.sag EsBce uow Tor post and
rails.
About tie year 1876 q pos. and
rail fence wss erected On lh- farm
.iaee that period coming into posses
sion aud wishing 10 erect 4 substantial
stone wall 10 H. Stead, bad i moved
aad 10, up division fence en- anoih.
c. portion d ihe farm, where i stands
and promises % remain b good eondi.
Ton :or many years to come nearly all
the original rails sliil remaining, iev
only having heen broken Or decsyed,
This Kind Of fence Is not quite a. do.
rabie as the ss-zag. however. The
posts were Of Long l.land locust, none
Of them having been replaced.
OEc more instance. In the year
1900 the hoese which occupy was
built. ami the fenees around the dwell
Ing mers eyeried OF squared locust
posts 3 By y inches, yellow Or pitch
pine rniGDg, Whilc or soh pine foot
boards aad pFckess Last summer
ls6D about bait 81 i was taken
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