. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. PLANTING OF THORN-HEDGES. 231 The tramp, fig. 37, is movable, and may Fig. 33. Stands 3 feet 9 inches in hight. be placed on either side, to suit the foot of the work- man, where it remains firm at about 16 inches from the point, which gradually tapers and inclines a little forward, to assist the leverage of the shank. The shank is f of an inch square under the eye through which the handle passes, and li inches broad at the tramp, where it is th
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. PLANTING OF THORN-HEDGES. 231 The tramp, fig. 37, is movable, and may Fig. 33. Stands 3 feet 9 inches in hight. be placed on either side, to suit the foot of the work- man, where it remains firm at about 16 inches from the point, which gradually tapers and inclines a little forward, to assist the leverage of the shank. The shank is f of an inch square under the eye through which the handle passes, and li inches broad at the tramp, where it is the strongest. It costs 6s. 6d. 7, A ditcher's shovel, fig. 38. Its use is to shovel the bottom and sides of the ditch, and to beat the face of the hedge-bank. It is 1 foot broad and 1 foot long, tapering to a point, with a shaft 28 inches in length, and its costis, No. 5, 4s. This is a useful shovel on a farm, cleaning up the bottoms of dunghills in soft ground much better than a spade or square-mouthed shovel; and yet in some parts of the country it is an unknown implement. 8. Three men are the most convenient number to work to- gether in running a hedge ; and they should, of course, be all well acquainted with spade-work. 9. Should tree-root* be apprehended in the subsoil, a mattock for cutting them will be required, and it costs 6s. 6d. 10. A sharp priming-Jcnife to each man, to prepare the plants for planting, which costs 2s. to 3s. each. (449.) The plant usually employed in this country, in the construction of a hedge, is the common hawthorn. " On account of the stiffness of its branches," says Withering, " the sharpness of its thorns, its roots not spreading wide, and its capability of bearing the severest winters without injury, this plant is universally preferred for making hedges, whether to clip or grow at ;* Thorns ought never to be planted in a hedge till they have been transplanted at least 2 years fi-om the seed-bed, when they will have ge
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