. Book of the Farm; being a revised edition of The handy-book of husbandry, a guide to farmers. Agriculture. FENCES AND F A 11 M I? U I L I) F X G S. 4T A vcrv conniion and a very goi>cl substitute for the lidgc at the bottom of the wall, is a trench from one to tvv*) feet deep, filled with Muall stones, but e\en in this case it is better to have an underdrain, directly beneath, or at the side of the wall. If beneath it, with at least six inches of wcll-rammcd earth separating it from the small stones in the trench, lest earth be carried into the drain by surface water and choke it up. GATE
. Book of the Farm; being a revised edition of The handy-book of husbandry, a guide to farmers. Agriculture. FENCES AND F A 11 M I? U I L I) F X G S. 4T A vcrv conniion and a very goi>cl substitute for the lidgc at the bottom of the wall, is a trench from one to tvv*) feet deep, filled with Muall stones, but e\en in this case it is better to have an underdrain, directly beneath, or at the side of the wall. If beneath it, with at least six inches of wcll-rammcd earth separating it from the small stones in the trench, lest earth be carried into the drain by surface water and choke it up. GATES. Gates arc so much better than bars that they ought to be uni- versally used wherever frequent passage with vehicles is necessary. Bars being much simpler, and not liable to get out of order, are sufficientlv good for the entrances to pasture-fields, but the time lost in taking them entirely out, when the entrance must be fre- quently used for wagons, is a sufficient objection to their use in fig. such cases. The difficulty of making a gate that will swing weL* on its hinges, latch easily, and swing clear of the ground, year after year, is to me one of the mysteries. The tendency of gates. 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 Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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