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Living fences and the rise of hedges in American farming
The excerpt recounts early agricultural debates in Philadelphia on fencing to keep stock within premises rather than bar outsiders. It notes vast fencing costs, the shift to living fences such as Osage orange and willow, and a Western Iowa law giving landowners liens to protect cultivated land, illustrating the move toward economical, private enclosures and the decline of public pastures.
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