. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . 252 ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER 0 Like the honey locust,bounds. requires constant attention to keep it within A new era in fence-making has opened within a few years by the man-ufacture of the barbed wire, of which there are many modifications anda large number of manufactories. This wire is valuable for adding tothe efficiency of the older fences and hedges, and the chief object of thepresent article is to point out how this wire may be advantageously em-ployed. One of the best farm fences made of wood
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . 252 ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER 0 Like the honey locust,bounds. requires constant attention to keep it within A new era in fence-making has opened within a few years by the man-ufacture of the barbed wire, of which there are many modifications anda large number of manufactories. This wire is valuable for adding tothe efficiency of the older fences and hedges, and the chief object of thepresent article is to point out how this wire may be advantageously em-ployed. One of the best farm fences made of wood and forming a straight line,is the one invented by E. W. Stewart, and described several years ago inthe Country Gentleman. Full directions for its construction, withadditional improvements in setting the posts accurately and rapidly, withillustrations, were given in the eighth volume of Rural Affairs. is a view of a portion of the fence, showing the manner in which the. Fig- are secured to the posts on opposite sides, by screw bolts passingthrough the ends of the rails and the post. This fence, if well made, willremain without any need of repairs for a long series of years, and will lastas long as the posts remain. A barbed-wire stretched along the top, orinstead of the top rail, will prevent animals from attempting to pass and banking at the bottom obviates the necessity of a bottomrail, assists in drainage, and prevents horses from leaning against it. Aserious objection to the adoption of this fence by farmers, is the diffi-culty of procuring the long screw bolts which are required for its con-struction. The common post-and-board fence forms a good farm barrier, and hasbeen extensively used in the country. As commonly made, it is not strongenough to resist bulls and unruly horses, which frequently tear off theupper boards. Additional strength is given by nailing a stout top boardon each side of the post, and surmounting both wi
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