Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-24

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the Immediate vicinity Of his residence
during the summer, although there was
but little OF 1t in USE. The Legislature
erection OF wire fence on Il mans own
land or between farms If both owners
agreed; but It's use ought TO be prohibited
along the lines of highways.
Mir. Goddard of Ludlow said that he
appeared in behalf OF General Davis and
Others OF Ludlow. Ibis barbed wire
Icnce was in use TO large extent in his
section, ana was liked very much. This
Icnce had only been in USE seven years,
Il d lis use had spread with uuexampled
rlpldily. Now That lumber was becoming
>, ;tlce. wire lence was more and more ii
L,c,ssltA IN iact, btt bed wire fence was
gulng 10 Ue The lohct OF The country. You
cuuid see miles and miles vi II IN " lscon-
s.n now Mr.. Goddard tdvcrted To the
assertions Il Mr.. Palmer III regard 10 I'll,
unyer OF Ihe fence, and argued that i,
Wa, =, good deal softer thing 10 be thrown
against than II stone wall. The fence was
durable ami ,tliclen,. 1t was in use about
had Inc distance between Rutland ana
New York, ana horses and cat lie did no.
9,I lnruuSu OF over such II fence and Set
knicd by ln1 Trains While there was,
pc, naps, occasionally horse OF COW
" ncn got pricked by it, there were hun
dIous tnaL were prevented by it from
SHAY ny away and being killed. IL was
me best lonce TO protect crops and keel
caue out. 1t Was the cheapest fence, no,
cU>uuS more than one-half the expense vi
1t board lehce, and not more than one
tnlru as much is II stone wall, and ii would
It's, Ia generations. IL was worry available
In places destitute OF fence Lumber il
could Dc erected easily and cheapy. Ii
was an absolute preventive OF DRIFTS. Il
allowed lie snow 70 blow across the roau
nnd never blocked IL up. Like every uturl
Improvement, tic Old logIes We're against
ii; bul Wherever 1t had bcclI tried prtiu.
does soon vanished, ami the more II WI,
used The more popular 1t became. Col
JJuu i, Mead, the superintendent of w.
+ culture, approved of it highly, and said
tl.ere was no uouut that it was to be tnt
fence OF the country. He was prepared [,
prove that If Il whole town was fenced
with Ills fence there would be fac less
accidents thln with the old board and
lump fences It's use would save the
state thousands of dollars in breaking
roa IS, building fences, saving crops and in
The eXtIrpation of vermin. 1t was one OF
the greatest inventions of the age for the
benefit OF farmers.
Mr.. Goddard put upon the stand us his
first witness MI James A. Sheld of Bur
ington, who said he owned in Iowa Il field
o. over tw' hundred acres fenced with
barbed wire. they had no trouble with
the fence 1T all; no creatures were hurt ;
1t was Cheap fence. They only put up a
fence with lhree strands, which was
enough for grown cattle; for young cattle
Jour were necessary. He used it now in
tins state 10 fence IA cattle lane four rods
long, and pastured cattle and horses in the
lot, and had no trouble from it. 1t was
not rs dangerous as board fence, and
much safer than stump or picket fence
1t was very beneficial to prevent snow
drifts. Towns would save money to use
it on roads that drifted. If he had farm
to fence he should use barbed wire fence
1t was the strongest and most efficien
fence he ever knew, with hard wood post,
not too far apart, and have the wire fas
tened with strong staples. 1t was SURE
protection to crops. They were using i,
almost exclusively in Iowa. He had neve
known of any accidents there to cattl,
and horses.
+. A. Morse of Rutland was the mex
witness. He had built about one thousan,
yards OF IL during the past year, will
only two wires, and had about tifteei
o't'.o III tl.e io.; ne cohsl 'eIeu TWO WIRE
! 'iiouSn lol o"'tle' IL was 'he most EN-
o'en' ien'o NC iiao e'ei seen' lie thouSh
t,'"' WIN 'nIee wires IL uidn COST NOR
I , oii1 nan VIVA. ooaro renee costs
It "ouio coS' ABOUT ior'y Genus ROD VIII
t"o WIZ az !"el'e cents pound 10
WIZ, ii''s II IS onea per- anu 'he Cost
putting up me renee, including The labor
uIu oe ABOUT iolty cents rod H
III ehoen 10 use ABOUT Il nile OF 1t anothe
ear, 1t was not dangerous ience. ii
'l'u liorses III lot fenced by thls, an
uty were ho' iur'' 1t prevented DRIFTS
was Sool pan 10 Ie''u horses up 10
o"rpeu WIRE renee "heh lhey are hrst pu
III "nu iet 'helh see "bat II was. In hi
h' lShoorllood thcre was no prelude
against IL except wneie 1t was on tn
hIShway IN lhe village. There an intoxi
-, ''- - A''
c"V nm 10 some extent. ne ience ough
h"C 10 De put up along village roads
Ia, Iu' horton OF MT. Holly testified
mat he had seVelel rods OF the fence
some MY or Sixty RODS between pasture
Nv" wires hSh. lie llked 1t well, and S
dlu The landowner on The other side.
was siler 'h"n stone wall. Cattle jumpe
II one wall ne had and got hurt, Will
lhey dld h0t attempt to jump the bal be
fence, tie had never seen horses or cattl
get through barbed wire fence. Th
hIst he put up was some sixty rods {
me lehce. lie had some forty head 0
ms SIDE, ana his nelghbor had some te
mead. Animals never jumped it. 1t wa
IL cheap fence. lie had also one hundre
lods running through the woods, and h
used nut lew posts. lie fastened it o
me ices. III dldn drlll any where ther
""1 D''l y ' ,h anu 'he push CUT aowl
t,n. ~ .niu" .ne o'u-ias'',oheu VIII
,tn'o 'ii' oio i 1t uow WI, ne oalps CAV
Wv o,' ''"o, It's Pp"e W. ihey were ABOUT ii
" ,nn, ' of voa NC ""snoulh Moeh Eon
hny, ~. o, 49,, IVA WAS ui'hlhg t,e oart
onniJn,' no o'' W. nne 'iiaV 50 wen. II II