1885.] 



IX THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



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ground, but along the slope of a hill the single suits best (see 

 Fig. 3). 



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Fig. 3. 



In front of the single dyke there is a ditch generally made 6 feet 

 wide at top, 3 feet wide at base, and 2^ feet deep, the excavated 

 earth being thrown at the back and sloped up where it is firmly 

 bishoped, which strengthens it as a fence considerably. The height 

 of the dyke from the bottom of the ditch is 5 feet, and the founda- 

 tion should be about 24 inches wide, and the cope or topmost turf 

 15 inches wide, which should be laid green side up, all the other 

 turfs with the green side down. 



The foundation of the double dyke requires to be wider than the 

 single one, as there is no back support. A width of about 3 feet 

 will be found sufficient for a dyke 4 feet in height, and the coping 

 18 inches wide. A dyke of the above dimensions, when made, will 

 in a few months settle down into one of 3^^ feet or so. The posts 

 for the wires, whether of wood or iron, should in all cases be put 

 into the dyke while it is being made, and the wires attached to them 

 afterwards. The cost of a . double dyke (see Fig. 4), with three 





Fig. 4. 



wires on top, is about Is. per lineal yard, and single dyke with three 

 wires is about 9d. per lineal yard. 



Where artificial shelter from fences is of no importance, the 

 " Corriemony " wire fence could with advantage be used, as it is a 

 cheap, durable, and substantial fence if properly erected. 



The height should be about 3|- feet, which would be found 



