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come out of it in better shape.

more fence posts. If cut at the prop
er season and stripped of the bark
these fence posts will last five or six
years.
Birds will soon be attracted by the
he lges and trees, and will prey upon
the noNious insects, whilst they ell
liven the scene with their song
Moisture will be retained in the at
mosphere and in the soil, thus affect
ing favorably both the climate and
rainfall of the district.
The periodical Trimmings of the
groves will supply the fuel which the
family of the settler SO much needs.
Having enumerated some of TIL"
prominent reasons for planting will
low hedges. l will give short instruc-
tions as to the methods of planting.
Where the willows are plentiful,
poles 6 to 10 feet in length and aver
aging about Din. in diameter, may be
utilized in the following manner: The
pole should he cut in or about Octo-
Der, when the weather is not frosty
and the laterals having been trimmed
off, should be covered lightly with
straw to prevent them becoming
too drv.
These poles should be laid length
ways, so as to form Il line, with the
ends touching each other, in 4 dead
furrow which has been previously
prepared. This furrow should be ~
or 10 inches in depth. The earth
should then be turned over them
with the plow, and the poles thus eff
fcctually covered. In the SPRING
about seeding time-thc earth shonld
be hoeu away ut regular intervals of
Is inches to > feet along the row of
willow poles. At these intervals the
poles will sprout, and under favorable
circumstances make u growth of
three or four feet the first season.
When the sprouts are 10 OF IL inches
high they should lie cultivated. The
future of the hedge will afterwards
depend upon the arc and cultivation
given it, as it will respond to good
cultivation as readily us a crop OF
corn.
Another mode of raising u willow
hedge is from cuttings, and though
not quite so reliable, is nor cconom-
ical method in districts where the
willows are not plentiful and poles
cannot readily be procured. The cut
tingS from either onc-year or two.
year.old twigs, S or o inches in length
and about 81 to p of an inch in diam,
eter. should he cut between the
months of October and December, o.
in the month of March but not dur
ing frosty weather. They should ht
planted either in the fall of the year
or in the early spring. in the follow
ing manncr:-A strip of land, 10 feet
in width, having been thoroughly
prepared, the cuttings should be SET
Is inches apart in a straight furroW
running up the center of the strip op
poslte the land side. The furrow
should have been plowcd ut least sis
OF eight inches deep. 1t is not ncces
j. sary to set the cuttings erect, as the,
grow equally we'll if planted at al
angle of IS degrees. The cutting
should then be covered Ivy plowin!
another furrow. The earth should
afterwards be pressed with the foo
, firmly around the cuttings, care being
taken that not more than one inch o
tho length of any of the cutting
| shall show above ground. If NOR
. than one bud is exposed the cutting
| will probably become too dry, ant
! will fail to sprollt. If it is necessar
to keep the cuttings until spring the
should be tied in bundles and burie
s one or two feet deep in dry soil, o
else covered with hay or straw. The
j. should be planted as early as possibl
!, in spring, a good soaking in water be
fore planting being desirable, nnlcs
8 the earth is quite moist. Cutting
4 for spring planting may be prepare
o during the warm days Of winter an
G. packed in damp straw or hay.
The strip of land, or iire.brcak o
t each side of the hedge should b
| plowed each year, and the youn
hedge should be cultivated twic
each year. Should the fire reach TIL
hedge i'm spite of the iire-break tn
= hedge will not he destroyed. If AZ
!, p~arently reduced to ashes it wi
q spring again from the roots. a wi.
Y low hedge once planted is not easil
destroyed.
$ Another method of raising the wi
IS %low-either as a hedge OF in a grove
is as follows: Plant cuttings, as d'
d scribed above. At the end of til
G first or second year or early the 70
lowing spring cut off all the shoot;
d From the next crop Of shoots. whic
will be clean and strong, select all til
o best rods, trim off all laterals, lcavin
i. the tops OF leads untouched. Sharl
G en- the root-en1s, and push the roo
s OF lo:inches at proper distance
If apart into land previously prepare
with deep blowing. In this wa
every tree should grow clean an
straight, provided they are not owe
powered by weeds or rank vegetatlol
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