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and 3x4 inches being suitable sizes. Some preservative should 

 always be applied below the ground; and even with proper treat- 

 ment sawed hemlock and yellow pine last only about two-thirds 

 as long as good cedar posts. Where prices of wooden posts are 

 prohibitive, cement may be economically used (Fig. 108). 



It is sometimes desired to have a neat and attractive fence 

 regardless of expense. Iron posts may then be used; either round 

 iron piping or U-shaped iron, the latter being more expensive. 

 When iron is used, it is well to set the posts in concrete to insure 

 stability. The poultry netting should be fastened to the posts by 

 means of small, twisted wire. A very cheap and attractive fence 



FIG. 108. Forms for making concrete fence posts. 



can be made by using one and one-quarter inch, second-hand iron 

 pipes, setting them in small holes two feet deep filled with poured 

 concrete. The wire can be attached by means of notches or holes 

 bored through the pipe before it is set. Small wooden knobs can 

 be placed on top of the pipes to give a finished effect. 



Manner of Setting Posts. Care should be taken in setting posts 

 to have them in true lines. Before starting to dig the holes, the 

 exact location should be marked with a stake, to insure a straight, 

 neat, and attractive appearance when complete. The distance 

 between them for the average poultry fence should be about twelve 

 feet. The distance at corners near gates, or where bracing must 

 be used, should be ten feet. The holes should be dug about two 



