American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-16
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The Usage Orange Hedge.

choice.
Plow two burrows, four feet apart,
aud. break out the middle as you
would a cotton row. Ii the land is
very poor, subsoil and manure each
furrow, and the last OF middle one
subsoil to the depth of twelve or six
teen inches, and in this put good
supply Of alluvial soil, or well rotted
stable or cow-pen manure. LII the
manure is fresh and the following
season drouthy the plants will burn
and their growth be much retarded
Then throw back two small furi ows, |
and pass n light harrow over them.
This will leave the ground where
the plants are set four OF six inches
below level surface. Stretch a
line with knots tied in It one foot
apart down the middle OF the row as
a guide, then take spade or wo, d.
en- shovel four inches wide, Ia little
thick will answer equally we'll run
it down along the line at the marked
distances, insert the plant two or
three inches deeper than it grew be-
fore, close the earth around it, and
tue whole process is complete.
Mulch with forest leaves TO retain
moisture, Tx the manure, aud lessen
amount of after cultivation.
The plants, if they doweil, ought
to grow three or five feet the first
season. The next spring, just before
the sap rises, trim off all lateral
branches, and cut the stocks half Ia
two just at the ground, turn them
down in the drill, twisted slightly
around each other, and confine them
securely with hooks cut from the
branches Of trees, and driven INTO
the ground, or any other cay pFac-
teal mode, the object being to con
fine the stocks close to the ground
until their growth is set. AS soon
as the sap begins 10 flow; sprouts
will spring up from the half stump,
aud along the .wisp of stems, which,
being three or four double, a mass
Of young growth with equal advan
tages, will start vigorously in the
race Of vegetable lite. In after cul-
tivation, draw the earth in, leveling
tito ground and completely covering
NJ The old stocks. These will grad
ualiy throw ut roots, giving Your
hedge such o solid foundation that
no wind will overturn it, or stock on
the rampage encounter 1t.
One plan then is, jnSt before the
sprouts harden, to eat them off one
foot from the. ground, the next sea-
son, eighteen inches higher, and the
third, the height you wish your
hedge 20 grow. Shear of sidi
branches, leaving your hedge nearer
resembling the brick wall ola house
four or five feet high than any thing
to which l can cnmpare it. Tie
Orange thus dwarfed will require
but little after pruning or care, Blu
four years time for its growth.
The other plan is, simply, after tho
plants are layered as above ce
scribed, let them take their natura
grow til until they are IS high as Xol
wish them to S and, then cut oil tn
tops, and in few years you vii
have Il wall If almast solid wood
but after tie third year Sufticien t
protect crop.
The Pyracanthus il an evergreen
and makes a beautiful hedge. The.
may be grown from cuttings, an'
some few are turning their attentio
to raising the rooted plants, bu
they are yet too high for genera
use. The planting and management
of tie hedge is tue same as that {
the Usage Orange, except thicker /
the drill, perhaps down to four incl
es would not be too thick. Cattl
ana sheep will browse them i'll vii
ter if not excluded, injuring the al
pearanve and endan sering the iii
Of the hedge.
1t requires NJ argument to COZ
vince practical man that u tiel
thus enclosed is secure from depr'
dation. A sheep walk with such
fence surrounding it would be as 81
cure fronn the, ravages of dogs an
thieves az the sheepfOld itself. Th
labor of penning them every nigh
the time which is so valuable Il
them TO feed in during the hot sun
mer months, will be numbere
among the institutions Of the pas
The lawless cattle aud mules While
now roam in irid ''ml citation, fdl
cy lrer," will become as quiet III
dOcile as lambs. And 10 the pc,
hog win sleep in lrcamless securit.
undisturbed by visions of neigbo
ing corn fields unaprropriated, al
"no sound can awake him 10 regelI
again.
Siuce the diappearlnce Of Il
packs of hounds which were fOrme
ly the pride and pastime of almo
every planter, will animals have II
creased amazingly, eating up larl
amounts annually OF the corn Gro
And, marvellous a. it appears,
good hedge will entirely cut of III
drain. And should the sportiI
propensity claim little indulgenc
gaps may DO left, enticiug them
to enjoy their accustomed savoi
food, aud when closed up, the ina
ination may run riot in contemplt
ing, some beautiful morning, u lie
full Of fierce wild animal, pursut
by we'll trained dogs and Gag
Eportsmen.
have now, Mr. Editor, redeem,
the pledge made in the FIRST of the
articles, not as succinctly as | Goa
WISH, OeCauSe l Wlite CNIFcHte ca
mo, but in such manner as, hop
to be Under stood 10y all. | have L.
out many little details which mi
hereafter be supplied if thought a
Yisable. Aud already since the pm
LEGATION Of the first number, graft
ing evidences of their appreciate,
have como up to me. One gent
man has engaged fifty thousaT
plants. Two others wish me 70 cr
tivate ten miles OF hedge on each
their plantations, one offering n
after a rough calculation made !
himself, s 800 per mile. This is &c
tainly high price. perhaps too hig
but could not accept unless sui
Client number would unite to jusli
me IN entering upon il as a busines
which would not he hard to do.
have not conyersed with "A single ma