Lynchburg Virginian

From the Western Tiler.
FENCES.-(Concluded.)
For the purpose of raising a nursery of cedar plants, let the berries be gathered in November and December, and having rubbed off, as far as practicable, the resinous substance in which the seeds are enveloped, mix them with unslacked ashes, in which let them remain for two weeks, then plant them in drills after the manner of planting peas, and they will vegetate and come up the following spring. If well nursed, they will be ready for removal into a hedge in about two years. The trenches into which they are to be placed should be prepared with light rich earth. The first of March is the proper time for planting them. When the plants have attained the height of three feet, the trimming should be commenced, and the best time for this operation is the middle of summer. A hedge of great beauty, strength and durability may thus be formed in about seven years from the time of planting. It should be borne in mind that the more thoroughly the seeds are cleaned, and the earlier the plants are removed in the spring, the better. Col. John Taylor, of Virginia, the author of Arator, who has paid great attention to the cultivation of cedar hedges, says they should be transplanted in the three winter months, and in March. They should be taken up in such manner, if possible, as not to remove the earth immediate contact with the roots, and in this condition placed in their proper situation in the hedge. The smaller the cedars are when removed, the better. An annual trimming is indispensably necessary, for the thickening of the hedge. The richer the ground, the better. The cedars should be hoed twice a year, until they attain the size at which they are to remain. The same writer adds, "the holly promises everything as a shrub for live fences; but I have never tried it, nor do I know whether its seed will vegetate more kindly than those of the cedar. My hedge of cedar is the best I ever saw, and improves yearly." The honey locust of our forest is easily propagated from the seed. The plants thrive remarkably well, and owing to the powerful thorns with which they are clothed, form, when cultivated into a hedge, an impassable barrier, even in a single row. Its less beautiful, than the cedar or the holly, but for outside fences, designed to resist the depredations of the animals that are running at large, it will, perhaps, be found that the honey locust hedge has advantages over either of the before mentioned plants. It grows in most abundance upon, and indeed may be said to be a native of the rich lands. Hence the importance of rendering the ground rich in which a hedge of this plant is about to be placed. J. C. Short, Esq. of this Country, has made a successful experiment with the honey locust, and is very favorably impressed with its value for making live fences. Its foliage is beautiful, folding the lobes of the leaves together every evening, like the clover and some other plants. The common crab which abounds in our ... In conclusion, we propose to make a few observations upon the best modes of lessening the evils so loudly complained of by the western agriculturists, arising from their present system of enclosures. The first and most important step is that of procuring the passage of a law prohibiting, absolutely, the running at large of horses, cattle, sheep, and more especially hogs.