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The posts and wire may be drawn to the field on 

 a waggon. Holes should be made in the ground 

 about eighteen or twenty inches deep (with a round 

 iron bar sharpened at one end) in line with the 

 stakes that have previously been set for the fence. 

 Then take a post, and, inserting the sharpened 

 point, drive it down about two feet with a maul 

 or sledge while standing on the waggon; then drive 

 to the position for the next post, about thirty feet 

 off, and repeat the operation. A few minutes is all 

 the time required to set each post if the ground is 

 in a moist condition. 



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85. WIRE STRETCHER. 



When the posts have all been set, unroll the Fasten woven 



^ Wire to Posts. 



woven wire, fasten it securel}- with staples to the 

 end post, and tighten with the stretcher shown in 

 III. 85, fastening the wire to each post with staples. 



The woven wire costs from forty to sixty cents cost of 

 per rod, according to the style used. The posts 

 cost about fifteen cents each, or an additional eight 

 cents per rod. 



A fence so constructed is easily removed. Simply Removing 

 draw out the staples and roll the wire on a barrel 

 to prevent it from being broken in handling; take 

 up the posts and put all under cover. This causes 

 the posts to dry hard and become much more 

 durable. 



Portable Fence. 



