Barbed wire replaced with a healthy Multiflora fence, requiring no cash upkeep. Which 
fence added most-to the beauty of this farm? (Courtesy Mo. Cons. Comm.) 
z 
A Multiflora fence on your farm assures good shooting; on your home lot makes your 
place songbird headquarters for neighborhood. (Courtesy U. S. Soil Cons. Service) 
children ore preiecled: from ‘ae traffic. 
Pacis “this Formed Keeling Muttifiora fence is a bay highway. Both the goose flock and) ead 
A Lifetime Fence ¢ Easily ®lanted ¢ Fast Growing 
in Bulletin 517 issued by the 
University of Missouri, College of Agriculture 
Your fence may be grown in two years with good soil and culture. 
The first investment is small, and the hedge requires no main- 
tenance. 
elt is an excellent cover for wildlife 
It is useful in erosion control, contour tillage and for stopping 
pasture gullies. 
Helps control weeds. Stops Bermuda grass. 
Aids insect control by harboring birds that live on insects. 
Has ornamental foliage, flowers and fruit. 
It is strong, dense and.thorny. Ii repels livestock. 
Well suited for line, contour and irregular fencing. 
a Makes a long-lived barrier. Plantings 25 years old are still 
\ strong and vigorous. 
Does not require clipping, pruning, training or support. 
Multiflora Rose may serve as an effective low windbreak to 
reduce wind damage. 
How Many Plants Do You Need? 
Figure on the basis of one plant for every foot of 
row. For example, this means 50 plants across a 
50-foot lot or 5,000 plants (allowing for gate 
openings) around a square 160-acre farm. The 
measurement of your fence line in feet is the num- 
ber of plants you will require. — 
Wow, if you are using the larger JUMBO or 
(COUNTRY CLUB grades, you will find a spacing 
of 18 inches — or even two feet — will make a 
dense screen or barrier in a hurry. It is much better 
to stretch out the spacing a bit with Forrest Keeling 
quality ‘plants than to use a closer spacing of 
«vestionable stock, i 
Raw highway cuts converted into luxurious banks of rose foliage and bloom with 
mass plantings of Multiflora. 
Illinois State studies have revealed that crop yields are best next to the protection of 
Multiflora fences. (Courtesy Mo. Cons. Comm.) ~ 
Here hedge ae ‘Forrest Keeling Multifiora. serves as. a eco tne f fence and a 1 per: 
" snow fence. Could a barrier be more attractive? 
