. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 646 GENERAL ECONOMY OF THE FARM. is to be made 6 feet broad at bottom, 20 inches wide at top, and about 6 feet high. Each side is to be built firmly with sods, taken from the spot, the middle is to be filled up with loose earth, and the top rounded over. A shallow ditch is to be left on each side of the fence with an interval or scarcement of 10 or 12 inches between the ditch or wall of sod. The whin-seeds are to be sown along the top of the mound, w
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 646 GENERAL ECONOMY OF THE FARM. is to be made 6 feet broad at bottom, 20 inches wide at top, and about 6 feet high. Each side is to be built firmly with sods, taken from the spot, the middle is to be filled up with loose earth, and the top rounded over. A shallow ditch is to be left on each side of the fence with an interval or scarcement of 10 or 12 inches between the ditch or wall of sod. The whin-seeds are to be sown along the top of the mound, while the earth is yet fresh and moist. A pound of seeds will sow about 200 yards, and the best season for sowing the seeds, and conse- quently for making the fence, is during the months of March and April. This species of fence becomes complete in the second year after it is made, and therefore requires no rails. The whins should be pruned once every year: upon attention to this the success of the hedge mainly depends; and the pro- per period of pruning is in the month of June. The whin- hedge formed in this manner, is one of the cheapest fences that can be made. The roots of the whins will penetrate through every part of the mound, and prevent it from crumb- ling down, and the dense bush, formed at the height of 6 feet, will be sufficient to prevent the wildest sheep and cattle from passing over. Fig. With this facility of growth, cheapness of production, and seeming fitness of the plant for its purposes, it will reasonably be inquired why it is that the whin is so little used as a hedge-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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