. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 34 THE FARM, The rails are 9 1-2 feet long, and 5 to 6 inches wide by 2 to 3 inches thick on the bark edge, and a quarter to a half inch thick on the othpr edge. In building the fence the bark edge is placed doum, as the thin edge sheds rain or snow more readily, which prevents rotting so rapidly. The rails lap in the holes about five or six inches, as shown in the section, Fig. 4, In making the posts the timber is cut into proper lengths, and then split in proper size and hewn, leav- ing the ground end for two feet rough and u
. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 34 THE FARM, The rails are 9 1-2 feet long, and 5 to 6 inches wide by 2 to 3 inches thick on the bark edge, and a quarter to a half inch thick on the othpr edge. In building the fence the bark edge is placed doum, as the thin edge sheds rain or snow more readily, which prevents rotting so rapidly. The rails lap in the holes about five or six inches, as shown in the section, Fig. 4, In making the posts the timber is cut into proper lengths, and then split in proper size and hewn, leav- ing the ground end for two feet rough and unhewn, giving a stout base. This part of the Avork is done in the forest, after which they are hauled home, and put in piles ready for boring. The mode of making the oblong holes in the post is shown in the cut (Fig. 1), a representing the post, thin edge up. Two holes are bored with a two-and- a-quarter-inch auger at the points shown by the holes in the post on the trestle at a. The auger holes are six inches apart/ro?a outside to outside. The trestle frame is made of stout timber and planks, as shown in the fig- ure. The planks are put on the benches edgewise, and fastened with stout pins. A plank is placed from one bench to the other for the post to rest on, and these benches are eleven and a half feet apart. In the two planks it will be seen that notches are ^wed at points to cor- respond with the holes to be made by the auger. These notched planks are placed thirteen or fourteen inches iipart, to enable the round or square wheel (see Figs. 1 and 5) to run easily in between them. The post is held on the plank firmly by stout wooden pins and wedges. The bottom hole in the post is made two inches above the ground level. The next hole is three inches from the top of the bottom hole; the next four inches above that; the next is five above that; and the top hole is six inches above the one below it. In boring the holes the auger, which is firmly fastened in the wheel, must be mo
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