Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-18

remnants OF the millions Of =
which We're once set out for P'@
fence, and most of which or,,l !
ago TO have been "a sure M ~
the depredati6ns Of 49,
beast. ] am well satisfied hnt lS'l !.
observation and experience - ~ !
nine cases out Of ten the f "a
have resulted from the want ~ '@,s0i
er preparation of the ground al -
selection and setting out of tba, ,iV
and their proper managemadr,' aIl
and culture. | have no DOM "a
in most localities, either Of tboa
plants which have been mos ~ =. ,,'
ally used will furnish, with r aee'
able care, q permanent and snha,
tial security against intrusions \.
without. And yet, with a lar@a :.
iority, all kinds Of hedge mar
condemned as useless and imnro.
able, and are thus denounced ba %
Of treatment by which a f,r,
could not raise potatoes bigger ~
a filbert, or soft nubbins Of corn
inch long. ] have seen miles
miles of plants set out withogt
adequate preparation OF the soil ~
subjected to an after neglect W5@l
would absolutely prevent the qro%,I
of any cereal, or vegetable, Or woodl
plant used for this or any other nv
pose.
| believe that no two things an
mate, or inanimate, have been NJ
subjects Of more wanton libels 9pl
SANDER than Usage Orange and Wbt'
Willow. And when | say WIKI
Willow / mean that, and not an,
spurious article that may have beoT
pcddled around the country by m
scrupulous dealers. Great impos;
tons have been practiced in thisrar
as well as in the traffic Of Usage O..
ange plants, one half Of which, pe,
haps. were either poor, starved
specimens, or dead when delivered
and of course must be a failure undo
any circumstances.
That the Usage will make a thn,
ough protection in a suitable h.
tude, and with proper manageuat
there is no ground for contrGM
but l should prefer limitingisa4
to about the forty-frst paralleINta'
latitude. South of this linetha
who prefer this material may Use Il
without fear of failure. if propqIy
treated. Against the White WiB9v
| have had strong prejudices, maiaI
for the reason that SO many cuttin.
were sold for White Willow, sou
ten or twelve years ago, throughth
part Of the State where / reside, al
I was never able to find hedge
this kind that was Of any use wha
ever. But I am convinced now III
the cuttings were either not VIII
Willow. and SO good for noth0
dead when sold. or failed from WI
of proper treatment. IN pass
through Story County, at varO
times during the past year, ! ha
had an opportunity to examine sp
linens in different localities, a
though many Of them are much ne
iectcd, they will, l think, satistya
impartial observer Of their cnt
efficiency, if properly cared for. I
work of hedging is. accomplish
there mostly by setting out pieces
the Willow some five or six f
long, and planting them in their;
propriate places in the line marx
out for the hedge, as early as G
venient in the Spring; and the G
tings so set will average about t
inches in diameter. These, if plan
from twelve to eighteen inches
the ground, make barrier that
tie and horses would hardly after
to pass through, from the time j
set out; and if properly cultivat
kept from being browsed and otl
wise injured by stock, for about !
or three years, it will make a S
stantial fence.
I think, with the precauti
named, the White Willow, plan
in this way, Will make strong |
lection, quicker than any other
terial for live fence now in Use.
North Of the fOrty-frst parable
imagine the contest for suprem
will be between the true White Y
low (Salix Alba, and He Hol
Locust, (Gleditschia Tricanthos),
if one wants the former tree he
better consult Col. Scott Of Neva
and for the latter enquire Of Jos
l.. Budd, Esq, of Shellsburgh, q
ton County.
Usage can be procured everyWh
almost, only see that you set n
but good, strong, and healthy pla'
l pass over the Thorn, Barber
&C., because / have had no exp
ence with them, nor has my obser
ton enabled me to foim any sa
factory conclusion on the subject.
Having ventured my opln
freely and unreservedly upon
question of adaptibility, / now &C
to the great desideratum, plant
and culture, for unless these
properly attended to we need t!
ceed no further; nothing but fail
can be the result. To secure suc'
with any hedge plant, the follow.
would be my mode Of preparatl
planting and culture:
In the first place | would lay
Ny plat one rod wide, the WI
length Of the intended hedSe-r
then under-drain, or ditch, ev .
spot which is of a wet nature. ~
it may be said, would be. useless
planting the Willow. / know
Willow will grow i'm wet grou
but / maintain that even this pa