110 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Removal of Stone Walls and Fences. 



Except around permanent pastures and to protect fruit 

 plantations from trespass, walls and fences are no longer a 

 necessity. They are not ornamental no matter how nicely 

 made, and are very costly to construct and keep in repair. 

 They occupy a great amount of land, and the average 

 stone or wood farm-fence gi'/es harbor to mice, squirrels, 

 and other vermin. It is also almost impossible to keep 

 weeds and brush from getting such a foothold along their 

 line as not to be easily dislodged, and ornamental trees and 

 shrubs are much more subject to insect and fungous pests, 

 making it very difficult to grow them successfully where 

 such harbors for these pests exist. If one is located near a 

 large and growing town or city, stone walls can be disposed 

 of for building purposes, and the "stone crop" of many 

 farms often becomes a large source of income. 



Pond-holes and boggy meadows may be filled up with the 

 accumulating small stones, covered over with soil, and thus 

 land of some value be produced, while the stones are put 

 where they will never cause further trouble. 



