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A MANUAL OF FORESTRY. 



supports. In the case of permanent nurseries iron 

 standards may be desirable, but in fencing woods, which 

 only require protection for a limited number of years 

 while under regeneration, wooden supports will, in the 

 majority of cases, be found cheaper. On the whole, for 

 sylvicultural purposes, wire fences with wooden supports 

 are probably more suitable than any other kind. 



Fig. 6 represents a fence consisting of wooden sup- 

 ports, with six wires so arranged as to keep out horned 



Fig. 6. 



cattle, horses and sheep ; height 4 feet, a - - - a shows 

 the surface of the soil ; b and c the two end or straining 

 posts of a section, which should not be further apart 

 than 600 feet ; d and d represent intermediate thinner 

 posts, placed from 5 to 10 feet apart; b and c have 

 each 6 holes bored into them. At b the ends of the 

 wires are passed through these holes, bent round the 

 post, and fastened securely to the wires at e. At 

 the other straining post c, the wires are strained 

 and fastened by various contrivances, one of which 

 is shown in the illustration. It consists of a 

 screwed eye-bolt not less than 12 inches long. The 



