. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. FENCES, 633 by the wall, the workman proceeds thus:—He carries his wood- en^frame to some distance along the line to be built upon ; he sets it perpendicular, which he is enabled to do by means of a plumb-line attached to it, and he fixes it in this position in a simple manner, as shown in the figure. He then fixes another similar frame at the place where the wall is to commence ; he stretches two cords between these two frames on the outside, and as
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. FENCES, 633 by the wall, the workman proceeds thus:—He carries his wood- en^frame to some distance along the line to be built upon ; he sets it perpendicular, which he is enabled to do by means of a plumb-line attached to it, and he fixes it in this position in a simple manner, as shown in the figure. He then fixes another similar frame at the place where the wall is to commence ; he stretches two cords between these two frames on the outside, and as these cords correspond with the outside of the wall at a given height, he has a guide for building it of the required dimensions. After having built one portion, he uses only one frame, the wall itself serving afterwards the part of a frame; for the cords being fixed to both sides of the wall, and then at- tached to the frame which is placed in advance, the workman has, as before, a guide by which he proceeds in Fig. 190. The foundation of the wall should be laid on firm ground, and when there is not green sward to build upon, the loose earth should be taken out by the spade, until a solid founda- tion is arrived at. In building, the largest and flattest stones should be used for the foundation; and it is very desirable, if the materials used will allow, to place stones at intervals of suffi- cient size to lie across the breadth of the wall, so as to bind the wall together, and render it more secure. (Fig. 190). Different kinds of coping may be placed upon the wall, to defend it. One of these consists merely of turf, two sods being laid upon the wall, with the earthy sides placed towards each. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc.
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