THORN HEDGES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 7 I 



A farm hedge, requiring two drains and two protecting fences, 

 would cost 9s. per rood of 6 yards in the same length of time. 



Stripping or cutting over hedges in Dumfriesshire costs from 

 4d. to yd. per rood. 



The same work in Surrey costs from 4d. to 6d. per rood, or 

 IS. 3d. to IS. lod. per chain, which is the more common unit of 

 measurement. 



Summary. 



The writer has endeavoured to make it clear that a hedge to 

 be of use as a protection against stock must be kept in the best 

 condition, and he has described what he thinks the best way of 

 keeping it so. A well-kept hedge is not only useful but highly 

 ornamental; but a badly kept one is an eyesore, both from a 

 practical and an aesthetic point of view. Where time cannot 

 be spared to tend hedges properly, iron fences should be erected 

 in preference to any other kind, as they are neat in appearance, 

 and are more easily kept in repair, besides taking up less room. 

 Where shelter for stock is required, a hedge is a necessity ; and 

 although some writers advocate the erection of wooden or other 

 shelters, these are often an eyesore, while if they are permanent 

 erections they take up a great deal of ground. In the estimates, 

 care has been taken not to add unnecessary expense to the 

 hedge, but rather to reduce its cost so as to compare it more 

 favourably with the fences. 



