Mr, DeJahigarre on White Mulberry Hedges. 165 



The time to plant thefe hedges is in the beginning of 

 April. The fecond year it is neceflary to cut again the flioots 

 about fix inches above the ground, in order to give more 

 ftrength to the fprouting branches, which will form a pretty 

 ftrong hedge the third year ; and at laft grow fo thick as to 

 be impaffable by any cattle. It maybe twifled and interwoven 

 a great deal eafier than the hawthorn. If you chufe to 

 make a flronger hedge, you may plant it in double rows, 

 as it is ufed by people who do not mind that little expence. 



It is well underftood, that for three years the young hedge 

 mufl be defended againft the cattle by a proper fence like 

 every other plantation of the kind, and the ground mufl be 

 worked and kept clear from weeds. 



No wood grows quicker than the mulberry ; and, what is 

 more interefting to this country, no kind of infeft whatfoever, 

 not even the locuft touches the limbs nor the leaves oi the 

 mulberry : It feems refpe6led by all deflroying infeds, and 

 referved only for the filk worm. 



I forgot to mention, that in cafe the breeding of the filk 

 worms could not fucceed in open air, and left entirely to the 

 chance of the weather upon the hedges ; yet it is obvious 

 that the gathering of the leaves for the breeding at home, 

 will be always eafier from thofe hedges than from high 

 mulberry trees. 



