. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. HEDGES. 557 post, however, is one of solid stone, which may be advantageously adopted where the material can be easily obtained. Self-shutting Gate. —It is, in many cases, deemed convenient to have a gate which shall shut of itself, when opened. This may be effected by simple means. The upper hinge may be of the kind before described; but the gate below must, in place of the hinge, have two points of support, so that it shall only be in equilibrio when it rests upon these two points. XV. HEDGES. General Remarks. — For beauty, economy, and the
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. HEDGES. 557 post, however, is one of solid stone, which may be advantageously adopted where the material can be easily obtained. Self-shutting Gate. —It is, in many cases, deemed convenient to have a gate which shall shut of itself, when opened. This may be effected by simple means. The upper hinge may be of the kind before described; but the gate below must, in place of the hinge, have two points of support, so that it shall only be in equilibrio when it rests upon these two points. XV. HEDGES. General Remarks. — For beauty, economy, and the protection of land from intruders of all kinds, whether biped or quadruped, no kind of en- closure can equal that furnished by a good hedge. These living walla of verdure present a most striking effect, especially where the ground ia somewhat rolling, and relieve the monotony of cultivated fields, where there are no forests to lend a coloring to the view. Their first cost is probably u little more than that of a fence of the ordinary kind ; but when once completed, which is usually in about four or five years, the expense ceases at once and forever, whereas the wooden fence or stone- Fig. wall continually require repairs, and occasionally rebuilding. They are absolutely impassable, when properly constructed: nothing in the form 47*. 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 O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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