Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-15
Ornamental Hedges.

There is nothing that adds greater
beauty to the home surroundings than
q well-kept hedge OF either evergreen
or deciduous shrubs, adapted for hedg-
Ing purposes, says Wallace's Farmer.
There are several evergreens that can
be used and are admirably adapted for
hedging, II one has moist, retentive
soil; and the American Arbor Vitae Is
the best tree to plant, planting the
plants about two feet apart In the row.
II the land is dry, the BED Cedar ia the
best evergreen for planting. They
should have the best Of cultivation FOX
a couple of years from planting; at
which time, they should be cut to
uniform height OF "a to feet. After
this, the only pruning that hedge will
need Will BIO shortening back OF the
long growths, 30 as to induce thick
ening up of the branches. In pruning
a hedge after 1t has got some age 1t
Is best to use some pruning shear
adapted to that use. The evergreen
hedge should be trimmed at least once
a year, and this during the flrst week
In July 1t Is necessary In pruning the
hedge, that you do not cut back to
where you did the previous year, as
there must be little Of the last years
growth left so as to stimulate and give
health to the hedge The best decld-
uous shrub that we have Is the Ber-
berry, BY planting hedge OF this,
you will have two varieties: The Pur-
pie Leaf and the Green Leaf. They
make a beautiful hedge, by planting
them alternately Of each variety; and
at 2 or 8 years old, they will make a
hedge that is 3 feet high and feet
through. II Is easily kept In shape by
pruning, and is adapted to either low
or high exposures, as 1t is very hardy
and we would recommend Its planting,
as we know of no plant that will make
as great an effect as the above two
sorts, planted rs we suggest,
Soil and Manurlng for Sugar Beets.
I'm selecting n soil for sugar beets
the extremes OF thin, white clay and
black muck should be avoided A soil
which is somewhat sandy Is preferable,
but any rich loan may be expected to
give good return, II is imperative
that the soil be well drained and II
must be OF such nature that II may
be deepely worked, A hard pan few
inches down will produce prongy beets
which the factories will reject When
possible the land should be clover sod,
both because Of the manurlal effect OF
the clover crop and because Of the
greater ease Of subdulng weeds on such
q soil. Land that has been we'll ma
nured for previous crop is better than
that freshly MANFRED. Any complete
commercial fertilizer may be used
freely, II applied broadcast.
Cardlng and Comblng Wool-The
distinction between clothing or card
ing woods on the one hand and comb
ing woods on the other Is an old one.
Combing woods are so called because
they are prepared for being spun by
"combing." Cardlng woods, as rule,
are shorter than comblng woods, In
addition, they possess to a greater de-
gree than comblng woods the power
which all woods more or less possess
Of "felting"-t is, Of mating to-
gether into a close, compact mass or
felt" when pounded or pressed. Comb
ing woods, on the other hand, are not
only longer than carding woods, but
they are also harder and less Inclined
to be spiral or crinkly and are more
lustrous.-Ex.
Practical Foresters.-Practical for
esters in the United States are scarce.
In fact about the only ones are the
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