The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-07-25
HEDGE FENCES.
Mr.. Horace DeLong Gives His Views on the
Same, Which Will be Read With Inter-
est by Our Farmers,

CSt Oui
One Of the most important prob
lens now before the farmers Of Wis
consin is that of fences; what is the
best, the cheapest, most permanent
and desirable fence to build, is the
question. Wisconsin is a cattle rails
ing and dairy state, densely populat
ed, and consequently being cut up
into small farms. We know nothing
about ranches or cattle ranges in Our
domestic economy, and therefore
must have fences Of a substantial and
cheap character. The fences now in
use, board and barbed wire, are not
permanent, but on the other hand are
quite expensive, annoying and dan.
gerous to stock. The high price of
land and the scarcity of timber in
our state puts rail fences out of the
question. In view of all these facts
| came to Michigan to- day at the in
vitation of Mr.. C. O. Scovill, agent
in Racine county for the Michigan
I1CugC COlIpdIly'
I had never seen any of the new
system of hedging in use by the
Michigan Hedge company and after
carefully looking over the whole
ground I found a state of things
wholly unexpected to me. found
that the Michigan Hedge company
was organized under the state laws
with paid up capital Of $4,000 in
1885, and that the capital has since
been increased to Saoo, 900; that the
business was first commenced in
Michigan in 1883, and that the first
setting was done in 1884 by the Day
ton Hedge company, of Dayton,
Ohio; the business was SO successful
and became of such dimensions that
it was thought best to organize a
company in Michigan and the stock
was very soon taken by farmers,
capitalists. ETC. The company is
fully protected by valuable patents,
and enjoys first-class business rep
utation, and very large and grow
ing business, having now over 5000
patrons in Michigan alone.
I found in riding about the coun-
try here, large amount of hedge
fence in all stages of growth and
condition, and was profoundly i'm
pressed with the practlcability,
cheapness and beauty CT the com
pleted fences. [ saw handsome
stock proof hedges, from four to
forty years old, perfect barriers
against all kinds of stock, and per-
manent as forest trees. The thought
that these fences, SO permanent,
handsome and complete, can be
grown and maintained upon our
farms for generations, at nominal
cost, struck me with such force that
| at once became satisfied that hedg-
ing upon this system was the most
important improvement offered the
farmers during the past generation
I am also fully satisfied as to the in
tegrity and responsibility of the CON-
pany and the results OF its work. |
have seen the hedges in all stages of
growth, the manner of culture, the
trimming and shaping up, ETC., and
can say it is all practical, simple and
effective. | have seen the articles Of
association of the company on file in
the office of the county clerk; have
seen the books in the Office and have
examined the manner in doing bust
ness, and have no hesitation in say
irg that | can recommend the COM
pany, its business, and most espec-
tally its fences, to the people of Ra-
cine county.
Kalamazoo, Mich, July IS, 1889.
HORACE DELoNG, Racine, Wis