Hedging (1942)

Thank you. I enjoyed that! No wonder page wire fence has become so popular. Farmers (by and large) in n. America have increased in girth substantially over the past 70 years and are loathe to climb down off their tractors to do manual labour. What natural hedge rows are wonderful for though is encouraging birds, mice and squirrels to co-habit (ie forage in) crop fields to help manage insects and plant pests.
The fellow's billhook is definitely as keen edged as he could possibly make it, and he's careful to avoid touching the ground.
 
I like that. We've done some similar work and I have another small hedge project coming up this year.
 
300Six said:
The fellow's billhook is definitely as keen edged as he could possibly make it, and he's careful to avoid touching the ground.
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Other than repeatedly pushing it into the dirt and dropping it, you mean? :D Yes, it's certainly sharp, but I watched the edge hit dirt over and over again. He's got a stone with him to keep it keen, though.
 
300Six said:
Thank you. I enjoyed that! No wonder page wire fence has become so popular. Farmers (by and large) in n. America have increased in girth substantially over the past 70 years and are loathe to climb down off their tractors to do manual labour. What natural hedge rows are wonderful for though is encouraging birds, mice and squirrels to co-habit (ie forage in) crop fields to help manage insects and plant pests.
The fellow's billhook is definitely as keen edged as he could possibly make it, and he's careful to avoid touching the ground.
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I could really get on a soap box about farm and ranch practices today. Instead I will just say they leave little habitat left for wildlife. And just to set the record straight I grew up on a ranch.
 
Nice film, got a laugh how both the man and his female assistant were both wearing ties while working on the hedging. John
 
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