Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07
The Hedge ousst,o,

we are not surprised 20 read in q western "a
Per that In hedge-cultare there - something OF
allure, snd that the only hope OF success a
In the importation OF EnglisA hedeets who
understand AL about the subject. and ~ha by
nract VIII make bu iness o. keepinr thera
In orcer and trimming them in the vFsy they
Sfonid be Gone" ~ hss been the universal
testimony OF traveller. through the west that OF
the millions upcn millions OF hedge rlant~ 81
oct, TIE vast majority haze grown 10 Be 1nmitI-
Gsts q uutssnces. and a good he's ye--har A. are
that Is hedge-is one or the rsreSt things in
the world. They are rarely cut when fheV
ought 20 be cut, and when cut sre seldom cut
n the night way. The result l. they soon he
come Lsked below and are really no fence At
sn-nothing but wind screens-useful tnO1g "a,
perhaps, in this respect, but not hedges by sny
means
We have suggested this often, snd At the risk
or bling supposed inimicsl 10 hedge culture:
but really that such hedge-cuiture would never
pay has been the real tenor OF our remarks aud
nov that its admitted by eur western friends
themselves, we may be pardouei for reminding
them that they might have seen IL before.
AS Tor the remedy suggested In the iupOrts-
tons OF English trinmers. IL Il not likely 20 be
OF any value al all. Engish trimmers know no
more OF the principles OF trim mtng hedges than
our own men do. It IL y matter or history that
the majority OF English farmers have let their
hecges get into such mess that they are re-
gafded a. great nuisance a. u is now repre-
sented the western neglected Usage hedges are
becoming. The Outcry has been so ,rf'at TIA
nose tsmill ar With knsush asriculturi Hters-
ture must have seen the continual articles sfrc-
ING ths addition cf cH HEDGES Here and thera
travellers tell Us of well-kept thorn hedges, but
these are no more common than well-kept
hedges in our own eastern states. We doa6t
Ind ed, whether there Is really ~ much skin in
England a. some Of these American hedges eN-
htbit. There IL a vast amount OF good fnforua-
ton circulating in our American agricultural
papers, which becomes generally djfused
among the people, that IL no. the c tse with the
English cheap agricultural literature. Int an
American feature. There agricultural papers
are sort OF literary luxury, and they circulate
on'y among the higher classes Of society. Aut
then the English hawthorn, of which these
hedges are made, is plant requiring no great
skill 10 keep In good order. These trim mers"
would find our Usage orange quite another
thing. The fact is the Usage orange IS too
much Of a tree 20 make good hedge plant for
America. With skiil Il can be kept down ana
usde into good hedge. We have perfect
hedges so inside, but we very much doubt
whether such good hedges could ever be made
by Any English trimmer, or by one in ahuudred
o. our western farmers, uniess very much bet
ter informed than they now sppear 70 be; OF
even then, 30 as to Isake such ahedge generally
pay 10 keepup.
1t is evident we have yet 20 meet the feuca
question. That live fences in many districts
must prevail seems true. But what and how
has not yet been answered. Gerrudntolys Tels-