26 On Live Hedges. 
very essential. This experiment was made on very 
light sandy soil. It is now almost a year since I made 
the experiment, and it is very promising: the frost is 
now out, and the mound remains perfectly firm and 
whole: the cions started earlier than those that were set 
out before and had root, and continued growing 
through the season. We experienced a considerable 
drought in August and September, but it did not affect 
them in the least: they grew from three to four feet 
high, leaving all their shoots on: I prefer leaving the 
shoots on as they will grow the stronger, and will make 
the better hedge: if one chance to die, the limbs will 
fill up the vacancy, though there was not one of mine 
died excepting a few which were girdled by a large 
dung worm, which I supposed was occasioned by lay- 
ing the manure on top: I would recommend keeping 
the weeds from the top ofthe mound. The calculations 
I make on this kind of fence are these: In the first 
place, it is the most ornamental of any I ever saw, or 
can conceive of; 2d. It will come to perfection sooner 
than any other live fence; 3d. It will be by the high 
way on loose soil, a means to harden the way by the 
shade and roots; 4th. It will be comfortable for the tra- 
veller both summer and winter. I calculated very great 
advantages from it in the winter season, as it will break 
the winds, prevent the snows blowing in drifts; the 
trees will attract the sun: it will be much warmer in 
winter as well as cooler in the summer by the shade. 
I make a great calculation on the growth of this fence 
for fuel: a few hundred rods will support a family with 
it for fire-wood. I have made a similar kind of fence 
where there was not sod to support the mound up a 
