Fencing, as we know it today, evolved from the inclosure of farming land, commons & heaths by the planting of hedges & building walls to protect crops and farm stock.
Inclosed land was proved to produce better soils & crops when fenced with hedges & walls, especially in areas of a windy nature. Hedges protect the soil, crops & pasture from strong, drying winds, especially the cold winds that tend to hold back growth in the spring.
It was found that manuring and other fertilizing of the soil was more effective when the soil was protected by hedges & other fences. Soil in such protected areas would warm up sooner in the early part of the year, an important time of course for the growth of all plants, especially these days within the garden.
The two best known fences of the inclosure period of three hundred years ago, is of course, the hedge & stone wall. It was advised in the Eighteenth century that useful timber & fruit trees should be planted within the hedge, making them even more useful & profitable than just the task of protecting livestock & crops alone, making them an important habitat for wildlife today.
Timber & wire fencing as we know them has evolved from the original inclosure of land that kept stock in a pasture & out of a particular crop area. The modern fence system used today is a more effective & cheaper method of fencing stock & crops than it would be to constantly lay & repair our hedge system. When the inclosure of England was underway, it was certainly realised the importance of defining your property area, in terms of importance and privacy, a trait which exists to the present day. see land inclosure
Inclosed land was proved to produce better soils & crops when fenced with hedges & walls, especially in areas of a windy nature. Hedges protect the soil, crops & pasture from strong, drying winds, especially the cold winds that tend to hold back growth in the spring.
It was found that manuring and other fertilizing of the soil was more effective when the soil was protected by hedges & other fences. Soil in such protected areas would warm up sooner in the early part of the year, an important time of course for the growth of all plants, especially these days within the garden.
The two best known fences of the inclosure period of three hundred years ago, is of course, the hedge & stone wall. It was advised in the Eighteenth century that useful timber & fruit trees should be planted within the hedge, making them even more useful & profitable than just the task of protecting livestock & crops alone, making them an important habitat for wildlife today.
Timber & wire fencing as we know them has evolved from the original inclosure of land that kept stock in a pasture & out of a particular crop area. The modern fence system used today is a more effective & cheaper method of fencing stock & crops than it would be to constantly lay & repair our hedge system. When the inclosure of England was underway, it was certainly realised the importance of defining your property area, in terms of importance and privacy, a trait which exists to the present day. see land inclosure
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