. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. THE FARM. ground than many other kinds; and, when properly constructed, it is a substantial and neat fence. Fig. 2, though in appearance somewhat resembling the previous one, is more expensive, and is designed especially for the use of poles or slender rails that it would be im- possible to properly arrange in a fence by any other plan. To the stakes are nailed cleats, as shown, from four to seven at every set of stakes. Size of rails and purpose of fence Avill decide this point. A lidge of earth can be thrown up as in the prev
. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. THE FARM. ground than many other kinds; and, when properly constructed, it is a substantial and neat fence. Fig. 2, though in appearance somewhat resembling the previous one, is more expensive, and is designed especially for the use of poles or slender rails that it would be im- possible to properly arrange in a fence by any other plan. To the stakes are nailed cleats, as shown, from four to seven at every set of stakes. Size of rails and purpose of fence Avill decide this point. A lidge of earth can be thrown up as in the previous plan, with a corresponding economy of timber. Fig. 3 exhibits a mode of stak- ing a zig-zag fence. After the foundation has been laid, the stakes should be driven; holes should be made Avith a crowbar to One man, standing on a box or bench, common wooden beetle, Avhile an. FAKM FENCES.—FIG. 2. the depth of twenty inches at least. drives them with a sledge-hammer or assistant keeps them upright. Make all the holes before you commence driving the stakes, which should be all sharpened, and the top end reduced to a size admitting the caps to pass over them readily before they are brought to the field. When the fence is made four or more rails high (the size of rails, etc., will govern), the caps are put ui3on, and the fence finished by the addition of two or three more rails. In localities where caps are expensive or difficult to obtain, good annealed wire, size 10, will answer all purposes. It should be drawn tightly up around the stakes; it will bury into them, and the weight of the rails above the wires Anil rest upon the stakes, having a tendency to keep them in the ground when acted upon l)y the frost. The most expeditious manner in which to shai'peu stakes is to have a large, flat block of wood for the stake to stand on, which is held upright with one hand and sharpened Avith an axe held in the other; a holloAV cut in the upper surface of the block Avill consider- ably
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