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ground, and is pegged down 6 inches along the surface 

 outside, to prevent rabbits burrowing under it. This 

 fence is offered in the London market for Is. k\d. a 

 yard.* 



6. Combinations. 



Frequently two kinds of fences are combined. More 

 particularly wooden palings or wire fences and even 

 turf dykes and walls may be added to ditches, or walls 

 and turf dykes may carry a wire fence or a wooden 

 paling (see Fig. 5 at page 15). 



7. Choice of Fence. 



The choice of fence depends chiefly on : 



(1.) The time during which it is required. 



(2.) The species of animal to be kept out. 



If an area is to be protected permanently, or at any 

 rate during a considerable period of time, the fences 

 should be of a substantial nature, such as living hedges, 

 wire fences with iron standards, or stone walls. For a 

 limited number of years, wooden palings, wire fences with 

 rough wooden standards, or turf dykes will be cheaper. 



Protection may be provided against horned cattle, 

 horses, sheep, goats and deer, by any of the above- 

 mentioned fences. Where hares and rabbits are to be 

 excluded, wire fences and often also hedges and wooden 

 palings require the addition of wire netting, or a 

 similarly effective arrangement. In the case of rabbits 

 the wire netting must go from 6 to 12 inches below the 

 surface ; a still better arrangement is to lay it flat on 



* By the Iron Wire Wire Rope, and Fencing Company, London, Westminster. 



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