Fencing. 



Few Cross 

 Fences. 



Cross Fences 

 under Certain 

 Conditions. 



Portable 

 Woven Wire 

 Fences. 



Convenient 

 Portable Fence. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Fencing. 



Careful attention should be paid to the fencing 

 of the farm. The outside or boundary fence re- 

 quires to be a substantial structure so that it will 

 turn any animal ; at the same time it should not be 

 unnecessarily expensive. 



Sectional or cross fences should be dispensed 

 with as far as possible, as the work of erecting and 

 maintaining these is expensive, and they are, more- 

 over, harbors for weeds. Even on a stock farm it 

 is not necessary to have more sectional fences than 

 are shown on the diagram of a farm laid out for a 

 four years' rotation of crops (///. 54, page 102), 

 which is the longest course advisable in order to 

 maintain the fertility of the soil. 



In a three years' rotation, fewer sectional fences 

 are required, and where few animals are kept during 

 the summer all the inside or cross fences may be 

 dispensed with except those around the orchard, 

 lawn or private grounds, and that enclosing a small 

 field of permanent grass near the barn, to be used 

 for pasturage and cutting for green feed. 



There are many styles of portable woven wire 

 fences offered for sale, several of which are cheap 

 and efficient. A good portable fence which is being 

 introduced into many sections of the country with 

 entire satisfaction is constructed by using one of 

 the many styles of woven wire fencing that are being 

 manufactured and sent out in rolls, each being from 

 twenty to forty rods in length. 



The posts used should be about four inches in 

 diameter and seven feet long, with one end sharpened 

 to a point. Hardwood is preferable for this purpose. 



