American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . Fig. 1.—SLIDING GATE. made fast to the upper rail of the fence. Thewhole contrivance is very simple, aud any onewith a slight knowledge of the use of tools maymake such a gate. It is not subject to be blownopen nor to be slammed to pieces by highwinds, and the task is much easier to clear awaythe snow for it to slide back and forth, than room to open a swinging gate. The accompanying sketch of a substantialstone fence is received from the same corres-pondent, who would, we presume, hardly rec-ommend it as economical for the f
American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . Fig. 1.—SLIDING GATE. made fast to the upper rail of the fence. Thewhole contrivance is very simple, aud any onewith a slight knowledge of the use of tools maymake such a gate. It is not subject to be blownopen nor to be slammed to pieces by highwinds, and the task is much easier to clear awaythe snow for it to slide back and forth, than room to open a swinging gate. The accompanying sketch of a substantialstone fence is received from the same corres-pondent, who would, we presume, hardly rec-ommend it as economical for the farmers ofthe Grand Prairie, however suitable it may befor those who earn their bread upon the granitehills of New England. Figure 2 represents afence made of granite blocks, each one footsquare, and six feet long, set upon blocks a foot,in higbt. The granite or gneiss rock of some. Fig. 3.—A GRANITE FENCE. sections splits into rectangular pieces with greatease, the cracks following natural planes ofcleavage, at least in one direction. This enablesthose who can procure such stones, to use themas building material, and for fences, either in theway shown, or as posts, iron dowels being setin to suppoit rails. They make most, excellentgate posts, and it is often well worth while to heat considerable expense to procure such, espe-cially where the situation is of a character tocause common wooden posts to rot rapidly. 1868.] AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 53 The Bovine Family—The Yak. Animals of the Bovine family are found nativein almost all parts of the world, South Americaand Australia being, we believe, the only coun-tries of any extent having no indigenous genus Bos includes all the animals properlycalled bovine. They are all distinguished fromother ruminantsby smooth, hollowhorns, directed moreor less sideways,and curved upwardsor forward, in asemilunar fo
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