The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-13

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An0thef way IN which a great saving
NAV he effected on many farms IL In
fnnring against cattle only have
tested The matter fm mHH{ years. and
fpIhd q tHO board fence turned oaiils
NJ we'll ~ any 0iber 10 make q fenes
thnt viii turn Hugs viii eUs. about Qua.
thifl more than h. turn cattle only, and
yet there afe many farms IN which less
lban 70 so1rn " hogs are kspt wbefo
rvnfy fence "a hog proof, and tho Keep.
INK NJ these fences In THU condition
cDfiH mOfe than Tho profit On tho hogs.
while II tho latter were confined ~ n
single lot neaf tho barn they would ba
just NJ profitable NJ II allowed tho
range ~ the farm Zine Beeosls ~ bo
careful IN adopting n new kind ~ fence.
lest be- find t0o lnte that he has ,omo
thing which does not suit There are
thousands Of farmers who planted
largely If hedge who would bo willing
IA lose the whole NJ II II they could
burn II up, but the digging out Of nm
old hedge Involves nearly ~ much OK.
pense NJ making n new fence,
| have had thirty two years oxpo-
rlcnce with Usage orange hedge, and I
find II Is so troublesome to care for that
would not allow u man TO plant
another on my farm II he would do il
for nothing and care for IL I'LL II would
turn stock. would. however, make
this exception II the hedge adioins n
permanent pasture, or divides two pas.
ture fields 80 that II can be allowed TO
grow for years without trimming, IL is
the cheapest fence that can be grown;
and 81 long M IL Is moi trimmed the
thOrns are not Objectionable. To keep
n hedge neatly trimmed requires that
II be gone over three times a summer.
and while the labor Is not great II
done at the right time, it must be done
ut II season OF the year when other
farm work Is crowding, and II neglect
ed two weeks beyond the proper timo
the new growth becomes hard and
woody, so that Il good shape can not be
preserved TO the hodge and the thorns
are scattered to prove a constant nui-
sancc.
Wire Is . cheap material for fences,
az II enables the farmer 10 use crooked
posts, and also TO set them u greater
distance apart than can be done wncn
boards ARE used; but am afraid 10 use
Or recommend barbed wire to much OK
tent. rs there Is great danger to stock,
especially horses, from its use. Within
the past three months two Of the twelve
members OF the farmers club to which
! belong have had horses injured on it;
one, n mare, struck at n horse on the
other 3 do Of the fence, and caught her
foot, cutting IL so that she bled 10 death.
The other ran against n high strand Of
the wire and cut her shoulder open so
that the skin CAPPED four inches. While
such accidents are OF frequent occur
renee, II Is certainly wise TO use some
other material than barbed wire for
fencing. | see no reason why plain
wire should not be used and prove Of
feet vo and cheap for fence.
have seen some very good fences
made Of plain wire with the posts thirty
two feet apart and a light stake driven
every six feet. The wire being stapled
to the stakes can not be spread apart to
let stock through, and n three-inch
strip Of board, about three feet from the
ground, fastened 10 these stakes, makes
the fence visible. so that stock will not
run against it. The stakes may DO
sawed two inches square. or II one has
a locust grove the trimmings may DO
used for this purpose. A good cattle
fence with three wires and a three-inch
strip Of board can be made for from
thirty TO forty cents n rod. Perhaps
the most economical fence TO most
farmers Is y well.built and substantial
post-and- board fence, and there are
several ways in which the cost Of this
may be rcdu ced. Waldo n. Broom, m
". 4. Tribune.