The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-10-27
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two fifths to be highway fence, max
ing 100000 rods OF highway fence in
the county and 10000 for each town
ship. Estimating the cost of this
fence at 81 per rod gives S1,500,00O
for the county and 100000 for each
towdship. Two-fitLhs of this for
highway fences give 100000 for the
county and $4,000 for each township,
or total cost of all farm fences OF
of nearly $434 per acre, and cost
of $1.73 per acre for highway fences.
Estimating 10 per cent. on first cost
for annual deteriorations and repairs,
and 7 per ceht, interest on first cost,
gives $27 500 as the aggregated
annual cost of farm fence for the
county, and SIS, S,333.33 for each town
ship. Fully two>6tths of this are for
highway fences. If to this sum be
added the cost OF village fences,
mainly made necessary by the perni-
cious habit OF using the highway as
public pasture, the total cost OF
fence for the county will be swelled
to the considerable sum of 81, l,75O,OOO
and the annual cost to 1927 800"
Now if the above report is true as
to fences in Wisconsin where the
average size OF fields are much larger
than here, and the cost OF building is
placed at much lower cost than the
same can be done here, is it not time
for us to question the propriety OF
allowing so many worthless hogs to
run at large. Again let the assessor
get the numbers OF acres fenced IN
and the cost of the same, and at the
same time the number and value OF the
hogs as given in for taxation, and
what think you would be the result?
| will venture TO state that the an
nual cost OF repairs TO fences in the
county Of Volusia, is more than the
value of all the hogs killed, while
| if YOU take the additional cost and
iBtsgeSft SgaS 5Sas aa % oas ws aE
the county with pork. Get the value
of the pork brought to the county by
our merchants and by them sold to
our citizens. and you would be as
tonished that so much pork would be
needed when so many hogs are run
ming wild. -,
The Maine State Agricultural Re-
port presents some striking statistics
in relation to cost of fencing. 'The
fences of the State (1869) have cost
S25,OOO,OOO. The repairs require
$2,5UO,OO0 annually, 6 per cent. inter
est is $1,25O,000, and renewal in
twenty years would be S1,25O 900,
making the total yearly expenses 3d.
25O,OO0, or two thirds of the cost OF
the Erie Canal. Estimated cost OF
road.tences supposed to be at least
one-eighth part of the whole So, 1885,
900. The interest and annual cost
of repairs, and renewing, would be
$531, 900. This is the tax paid annu-
ally by the farmers of Maine TO make
the public highway a pasture" The
custom there is the same as here, that
every man shall fence out all intru-
ders. Now if hogs were kept con-
fined as they should be, none but the
best stock would be kept and In place
of feeding sweet potatoes, corn, etc.
to a dozen or more hogs to get one
fourth the meet required annually,
two or three only would be required,
and instead of the expensive fences
we build, one of two, or three, barb
wire fence would be sufficient. l
shall build log fences, first cutting the
logs twelve feet in length and placing
them four logs high, with good light,
wood toggles. This fence if erected
with care will last ten years with lit
tie or no repair. When the fence is
built / shall set out sour orange seed
lings twenty tees apart, and by the
time the fence gives out, they will be
large enough to use for posts to which
the barbed wire can be attached by
staples. With live trees for posts,
and barbed wire for rails, you have a
fence that will neither rot or blow
down, and one that will be an effec-
tual barrier to stock. | forgot the
pesky pigs. Well give us law for
bidding, pigs to run loose, and every
progressive farmer in the county will
shout amen. Local option is advo-
Gated in reference TO temperance
81, the sale of intoxicating drinks