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posts. It is also desirable to set the end of the post upon a good hard brick. In 

 placing the posts, be sure and tamp the soil thoroughly about the bottom, 

 and fill up the hole solid, so that when finished, the post stands perfectly 

 firm. The following method of setting posts has proved very successful : 

 Make up a rough concrete, or grouting, of broken stone, or clinkers, mixed 

 with Rosendale cement ; dig the post hole about six inches deeper than 



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usual ; fill up the bottom of this with grouting to the depth of six inches, 

 and thoroughly ram down so as to make a solid foundation. The post is 

 then set in position, and held, while a few shovelfuls of the grouting are 

 filled around the bottom, and again rammed. The remaining space is then 

 filled up with soil, which is rammed until the post stands perfectly solid. 



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