. >y a guard fence is when side by side row. Two plans of ranches are shown es 13 and 14, the compartments being for males. The expense for posts and scantlings in building a runeh on the plan of figure 13 is less than for the plan of fig- ure 11, inasmuch as adjacent yards have a common frame between them. Fig. 9.—Double-walled don ; exterior broken to show inner den (see figs. 7 and 8). But the extra cost of building detached pens as shown in figure 11 is more than compensated for by the greater convenience in caring for the animals and in con- trolling them in case they escape from their
. >y a guard fence is when side by side row. Two plans of ranches are shown es 13 and 14, the compartments being for males. The expense for posts and scantlings in building a runeh on the plan of figure 13 is less than for the plan of fig- ure 11, inasmuch as adjacent yards have a common frame between them. Fig. 9.—Double-walled don ; exterior broken to show inner den (see figs. 7 and 8). But the extra cost of building detached pens as shown in figure 11 is more than compensated for by the greater convenience in caring for the animals and in con- trolling them in case they escape from their yards. If a fox gets out of its yard, it is sure to be discovered in one of the alleys, whence its return to its proper —TC quarters is a simple I—'- ' r^Mp matter. The supports of a fence are ordinarily wooden posts, set in the ground at inter- vals of from 12 to 16 feet. The heav- ing effect of frost, however, has caused many fox owners to abandon them for a framework of scantlings entirety above ground. The foundation may be of stone, concrete,
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