. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. COST OF FENCING IN" NORTH CENTRAL STATES. 15 vary greatly, both as to kind and cost of materials used and the manner of construction. It is not uncommon to find a gate, one that must be opened and closed many times every day, so made that it is a load for the average man to lift, and hung in such a way that every time it is opened and closed the operator has to drag it back and forth by main force. Gates of this kind have no place on any farm. They usually cost just as much as a gate that is so constructed and hun
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. COST OF FENCING IN" NORTH CENTRAL STATES. 15 vary greatly, both as to kind and cost of materials used and the manner of construction. It is not uncommon to find a gate, one that must be opened and closed many times every day, so made that it is a load for the average man to lift, and hung in such a way that every time it is opened and closed the operator has to drag it back and forth by main force. Gates of this kind have no place on any farm. They usually cost just as much as a gate that is so constructed and hung as to be easily handled. There are several types of automatic gates which may be opened and closed by pulling levers so placed that they may be reached by the driver without dismounting from the wagon seat. A gate of this type is very convenient, especially when spirited horses are used on the farm. The arrangement of gates on the farm should be such as to make the fields as readily accessible as possible. In figure 9 is shown a gate arrangement along a farm lane which will allow of the running of stock from one field to another by simply fixing the gates so that they connect the desired fields. The lane is 12 feet wide and the gates 11 feet 9 inches long. Table 4.—Distribution of fence on the farm and how it is effected by the size of Fig. 9. Size of farms (acres). Kind of fence. 100 and un- der. 101 to 140. 141 to 180. 181 to 240. 241 to 320. 321 to 400. 401 to 600. 601 to 1,000. 1,001 to 1,500. 1,501 and over. Aver- age. Road Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. .9 Per cent. Per cent. .7 Per cent. DISTRIBUTION OF FENCE ON THE FARM. In Table 4 the fences were divided into five gener
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