Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-03-12
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nEDG1NGs AGAIN.
Jrsur, Iowa, March s,h, ls6s

r nEDG1NC AGAIN.
Jrsrr, Iowa, March s,h, ls6s.
Falxxp Looms "A thousand pardon
for 80 long neglecsins neighbor Budds cnvi
able letter 10 answer to Chester White, o
the hedge question. The ssgAci,y Of fricn
Buaa is only equslcd by his philanthropy
He saws Usage is too tender for the 4ad pal
allcl, aud at once drops down below the 40,
for his perfect specimen OF Honey Locus
hedge, (which has been perfec, barrie
against man and beast for thirty years @
mor.' He draws his conclusions on III
/. relative hardness Of the two tosage an,
Locust, with remarkable fairness and can
dor. His knowledge Of Usage is gaincd i,
latitude 1890, or thereRbou,s, in III. Iii
Locust hedge is located y degrees fartae
south then. according 10 has logic, ii Lo
Gust is hardy a, Eisabeth,own, n. j., Ossc,
mus, be tender in Northern Illinois and To-
wa, clear as msd. he says our three ,horn
ed Accacia has been in uac As hedge plan,
for 50 years. Where! II be will look up
the history Of the n. J. hodge be viii end
that either the plants or seed we're Imported
from England, and are not our,hree thorn.
ed Acacia At all. And let me add here,
as an eyeopener to friend Budd, that abou,
the time Of the planting Of his n. J. hedge,
hundreds Of rods Of the same kind we're
planted in Central N. Y. and New England,
| and do not believe that one rod Of il now
stands . good, or even decent fence, north Of
the north line Of Pennsylvania, while mikes
Of thorn hedges attest the rare qualities Of
that pl-nt for hedging purposes. l., me
state here tsincc Mr.. Budd Acknowledges
that the Locust plants need protection the
lfrst winter that Of al the experiments
have seen or known in this country with
three thorned Locust, in all cases where they
have been left uncovered, even the second
winter, they have died root and branch,
without even Aope Of their resurrection
brt they may be hardy in n. J. for all that.
He says Usage Is too tender, Black and
White Thorn too slow, native Crab infested
By the b0rsF, and Barbery not strong CROUCH
for Geld fences" Nov, brother farmers, did
you ever expect to see the entire catalogue
of hedge plants (save the three thorned Ae>
eaeia) wiped out Of existence BY one sweep.
ing cut of the pen that is mightier than the |
sword All hopeles y submerged by the |
digsifsd spuiter OF j :. Let those Who have
lungs and voices, "shout with gladness,n !
and those Who have tears Of gratitude, pre-
pare to ossA. Verify new Moses has ris-
en-. " He giveth Us the law, and leadeth US
through the troubled waters" Every rod Of
Honey Locust that has been set 10 Illinois,
Wisconsin. or Iowa, that has come under my
notice, has made . stock barrier whether
cared for or mol, says friend Budd. That's
what's the matter" Locust hedges, wheth.
er ne viii or not-rA0t more can We want
Set three thorned Aecacia in any manner
you choose, or la.iness may sugges,-letthe
olov stand still in the furrow, and the hoe
the weeds grow if they viii, and
be plants if they can. and in six or seven
tears ron will have . hedge that viii turn
my kind Of stock but-smaH pigs. The
.ood time coming" is almost here. While We
'elieve there are dozen or more varieties
4 hedge plants that will With proper care
md cultivation make good hedge in this
altitude, POSSIBLY the Honey Locust may be
# the number) there is not one that viii
make anything like . fence without both
nd the plant grower who advises any other
'ourse, or teaches any other doctrine, must
10 90 from pure philanthropy.
If friend Buda will look the matter over
.arefuly be wiz end more good Usage fen
:es north Of the AID parallel than Locust
'qually - good on the whole continent, not
it has been so years in use for
hat purpose. Although have no interest :
n the matter, except as . roofing member OF
he rxlgar-Aerd, viii, with your permiss-
on, in some future articles give few sins
pie hints ito those not troubled with chronic
weariness.l who wish to try what viii enable
hem to make fair fence from almost any
horny shrub that can be grown here. Would
ike to say something Of the Crab and Bar
berry.
One word to Luckalee, from the Arcadian
groves Of Hazleson. He must excuse our
people for enjoying the mud sohugely. Con.
'tant luxuriaiing has made them web footed,
and they take to the adhesive element a.
~ young ducks to . rain trough.
Az to whis,liug Yankee Doodle, Why that's .
COMMON bereroge With US.
With many thanks TO Bro. Budd for his
unlimited Information,
remain blushingly yours,
CHEsTEE WHITE.
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