. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 BULLETIN 1151, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The extra floor space may also be used when skinning the foxes and curing the pelts. GUARD FENCE. The guard fence serves to keep dogs and other intruders away from the breeding pens and in addition provides greater security, for in case a fox escapes from a pen it may be captured within the. Fig. 36.—Plan of watch tower commonly used in circular ranches. outer fence. It may be of wire (Fig. 11) or wood (Fig. 37), or a combination of the tAvo, and may be constructed li
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 BULLETIN 1151, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The extra floor space may also be used when skinning the foxes and curing the pelts. GUARD FENCE. The guard fence serves to keep dogs and other intruders away from the breeding pens and in addition provides greater security, for in case a fox escapes from a pen it may be captured within the. Fig. 36.—Plan of watch tower commonly used in circular ranches. outer fence. It may be of wire (Fig. 11) or wood (Fig. 37), or a combination of the tAvo, and may be constructed like the pen wall already described. Boards for the first 6 feet, with the addition of an upper 4 feet of wire netting, are frequently used; on the ground, inside, carpet wire 2 feet wide is nailed to the boards. The type of guard fence to be built depends upon the location of the ranch. If it is in a secluded spot, away from general annoyances, it is well to make it entirely of wire. In other cases it should be built partly or all of 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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