St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-09

we know them are unknown. Germany
and France have no field fences and ne
nation excels them in variety of farm
products. Place lis there and the first
thing we should do would he to 60 t.
fencing In this country the land is sc
rough that we ale obliged to have small
fields and many and expensive fences
The expense of fencing is gaining rapid
ly. We can lessen the expense by using
less lumber. Fences from marrow
boards is best, will last longer and il
YOU have breaehy cattle fat, and sell
them rather than try to fence against
them Posts set - feet apart. using II
feet boards make ii strong fence, the .
feet extra lap adds much to its strength
A good way is to put the bottom boards
10 inches from the ground, next inches
and so Oh using boards 4 inches wide.
boards rotting soonest under them.
Two 2Od nails do not weigh as much rs
TO d spike. Half wall with two6 inch
boards make Il good fence. Posts that
have been used and rotted off will do
Just us well as new and will last as long
set III the wall as the boards.
r. p. Harvey: We take too much
fence to incloSe ON tillage land. We
fence and cultivate too much. When !
bought my present farm there We're 81
acres tillage and moving. BY putting
onehalf of it into pasture | saved more
than half of the fence. | get nearly
double from the 20 acres that did then
from the 10. We should lessen the
amount of fence in this way. Pasture
must he fenced. Stork must he kept
separate. Do not agree with Mr.. Eos
ter about - feet boards with = nails i'll
the end "T each board. If the frost
heaNeS the posts the nails are sure Ia
break. The time is coming Wien stone
will he the only fencing material i'll u>c
in Vermont The small stone, on ANY
farm III this section can hc used ion I'LL
inc bitches on moist land
John Morrison: have built some
whole stone wall. II i good and du-
rahle fence and the cheapest i'll tir long
run. Half wall i the dearest fence We
make. II is Il good fence. stopping all
kinds of stock better than Whole wall.
Posts set III feet apart, using | feet
hoaId>. makes good fence. \ good
rel;r hedge would turm all orderly
cattle
j. q. Law renee: We enclose and
cultivate to" much land. Turn 4 large
pant of oul present tllage land mt" pas
turc. take nnc-halt the expense thu~
saved III fencing and cNpcud il III mIah-
ing manure. Duuhlc the preset crop
OF hay can he grown on the lest land
now cultivated. Turn in less and and
cultivate il better.
+. A. Parks: On sandy and ,,raNrlll
l'llil llNt w l'tl '''ll'lN. '"''.l'l ~ Il
length the bottom one and the others
Il inches wide. Let the ends of the.
boards meet instead of lappiI2. mail
without rlrat~. putting tW" rails in
each hoard on each post. ON clay l1ud
boards 10 OF T. feet long we'll Tapped
with II" middle posts Is the. best
Secretary: should the time come
laud it >h"Uld) when farmers should cut
them second rl"p instead ct feeding it,.
then fences between ucighhnring tillagc
fields might Ice dispensed with. IT. t.t"t
they alr NOW kept mp only Il few weeks
in the fall when the cattle are allowed
I" run upon them. Let Il very small
part of this fence expense hc land ont III
cutting the second crop and feeding ii
to the stock in the barn and all would
he benefited 10y the arrangement.
AS one of the state Board meetings
occurs on the evening of the next rcgu-
Ian meeting of the Climb it voted that the
next meeting be held the first Friday
of February. At Il! o'clock l.. Vi. sub
iect for discussion: should Young men
he encouraged to purchase large "r
small farms at the present time.
j. l.AWEE\CE. Sec \.