. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 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
. The American farm and stock manual. Agriculture; Home economics. 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 expedite the operation. Hop poles, stakes for grape-vines, etc., are best sharpened in the above manner. In Fig. 4 is shoAvn the best plan known for staking the common rail fence. It dispenses with stakes at the corners, and in consequence of their central position, they are not liable to be broken or loosened Avhile plowing; nor does the fence occupy as much land as by the old mode. In conseqiience of the central point at Avhich the stakes cross the upper rail of fence, it is required to sustaha the weight of the stakes and riders; therefore, this part should be made strong and durable, of well-seasoned FABM FENCES.—FIG. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illu
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