. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. t of earth. It should also be taken intoaccount, that ground cleared by trenchingeighteen inches will be infinitely more valu-able, more easily cropped, and will yield bettercrops, than any that is partially, or carelessly,or less effectively cleared of the roots ; for itwill be less destructive to ploughs and othertools and implements used from time to time,and will be ready for such crops as carrots,parsnips, mangold wurtzel, and such like, thatrequire depth of soil in order to be grown toperfection. OF FENCES.
. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. t of earth. It should also be taken intoaccount, that ground cleared by trenchingeighteen inches will be infinitely more valu-able, more easily cropped, and will yield bettercrops, than any that is partially, or carelessly,or less effectively cleared of the roots ; for itwill be less destructive to ploughs and othertools and implements used from time to time,and will be ready for such crops as carrots,parsnips, mangold wurtzel, and such like, thatrequire depth of soil in order to be grown toperfection. OF FENCES. Fencing, or forming some means of keepingcattle from straying in or out of the parts ap-propriated to the different purposes of a farm,and especially to protect those parts that arecropped, is one of the early tasks imposed onthe emigrant. The most readily made fencesare those formed with stakes ; and of thesethere are many kinds. The most permanent,and perhaps the best adapted to resist theintrusion of cattle, are those driven into theground diagonally, and crossed thus :—. These stakes, as thick as ones wrist, beingdriven into the ground to the depth of abouttwo feet, it is only necessary to drive a spike-nail through the top crossing, to render thefence firm and lasting. The preparation ofthe stakes consists in selecting from the wood,as it is cut down or cleared, stakes long enoughto go a foot and a half or two feet into the FOR COLONISTS AND EMIGRANTS. 133 ground, and stand out above the surface highenough for the intended purpose ; the stouterend should be cut to a point with the bill-hook, that it may be readily driven into theground. These stakes should be removed tothe line of the intended fence, and left insufficient heaps to supply the space from oneheap to the next. While the heaps of wasteand underwood are being burned, let thepointed ends of these stakes be placed in thefire long enough to char the surface ; it is thebest preventive that can be found againstdec
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