Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-29

Wre Fence in the Legislature.
I..~c was quite an interesting hearing
The representatives. hall last week be-
5stf 'l. committee on agriculture on the
a.d wire fence matter 1t came up on
presented in the House to the effect
a..I blrhed wire fence on division lines
oa.l be OF five strands with posts sixteen
6. apart. and to be topped with pole or
Of timber. There was full attend
M.e, aud several gentlemen of the House
senate and private individuals gave
im1ny before the committee. l.. II.
..ltell, the member from Sheldon, stated
r. be had used barbed wire fence about
aaa years on five different farms which
owned or had charge of, and Uses it
-4iust all kinds of stock. The number
ii strands necessary to be used varies
a.c1rding to the kind of stock fenced
]an,t. For sheep he uses three or four
scramble, and must be closer and nearer the
5ound than for larger stock. Ga high.
rqvS two strands keep cattle cut. On line
FENCES he usos four strands; through tim
bar land two or three strands are all that
a.e needed. and there the cost for posts is
very little, rs the wire can be fastened to
tie trees, and in a year or two the wood
sill overgrow the wire and all be secure
Tie had never had any stock injured, and
usllly stock which could hardly be con-
ire led otherwise are kept orderly by tbs
fence, which has the additional advantage
that it will stand in windy places where Il
board or rail fence cannot be kept up. He
,uought no more damage was done On
wire fence than on crooked rail fence or
stump fence as farmers ordinarily build;
thought no legislation was necessary but
leave it with farmers to build such fence
rs they please. lie put up about eleven
hundred pounds of wire the first year and
had added to it every year.
Darius Horton, member from Mount
Jolly, stated that he began the use of
barbed wire six or seven years ago, and
had built between fifty and one hundred
rods yearly since, much of it line fence
between largo! pastures, and has Il horse
.ad colt pasture. fenced with it, and.it stops
ali stock from running through it, and
horses will not jump it, so it is safer than
-.ono wall or board fence, If he was to
5uid Il fence expressly for horses he
would choose barbed wire. Neither him.
self OF his neighbors had sustained any
.itnlga from injury to stock by its use,
It he thinks it the coming fence. He
a1ds four and a half feet high and uses
az three strands; two wires will turn
re stock, and three wire fence will
good one for calves OF sheep.
59ul.or Martn Of Washington county
puglt it the coming fence and had meyer
III bis acquaintance with any injury to
+, from its use,
tt. ifl,kjsson of Mount Holly thought
.a. wire should never be used for
.. ellts Of Orwell thought it danger
-a, 70 stock; had never seen any injuries
l,.'n2 on. hal heard of them.
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# @rJ njaries where 4 proper fence was
d lit; bought the posts should not be
ne than ten feet apart. and thinks the
.lre should be fo,r f.o. bich. tbings ~,
.isiation necessary
Ian. wis Of C,vcndi<h eooIl no, do
..nbout ,vira G,nco anil n.,ocf.II,, ,.o,,,
+, h,.l mi u,,,t,i, ,,s,,r,. &c.
bal any damage from its USE IN
Gid Ilrmers comp 'teal u take cern u.
Hu.er wi.ho7' &a; legislation.
Allen Of Frn'51rg said pr
Wanted nun oppose the bin, al tbee
.a using it, ani one Of the la., .rs
1el ralser5 nll used it with no iIlrc>uIts
Mr. Fletcher OF tVendIsh said it was
beng used more and more in his town,
e'a 'tautIy growing in f'voH and IL
e'j-l5 no legislation Of the subj c. nee
fE
Senator Barber said the farmer, hid no
r.1bo about the fence among themselves,
at-.e r'jlroa | would MT pat up bat two
F.f's on their line, an stock would get
.A..ogh, bat he thought five wires would
be sufficient.
Several other gentle men spike aa,i,..
IN, bill, most thinking no legisIa i've
ae,Ion was needed, and generally in favor
va va ~ 40 W tlIi 'lcl y,
r.. 200 = mia, -.
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