368 FARM DEVELOPMENT 



Some of the forms of smooth woven wire fencing are 

 so made up as to be very inconspicuous, a really ex- 

 cellent feature, as heavy fences hide the beauty of the 

 trees, shrubs and open lawn. Wire-and-picket fencing 

 is usually not so desirable, as it is heavy and difficult to 

 keep from sagging. The slats add no beauty and the 

 fence is not as durable nor has it as pretty an effect 

 as a fence of smooth galvanized wire. Strongly built 

 woven wire fences serve to run vines on, often with 



Figure 253. A, mold for making posts 7 feet long, 5x5 inches at the bottom and 

 3'X 5 at the top; also mortar box, shovel, tamping rod and gauge for leveling the first 

 layer of tamped mortar preparatory to putting in the first two wire cables; a, ends; 

 b, dividing blocks; c, division boards; d, outer tie; e, leveler. B, C, D, pallets each 

 with five posts, 7 feet 5 inches by 5 inches and 5 inches by 3 inches, from which the 

 molds have been lifted as left to cure. E, pallet with five posts, 7 feet 6 inches by 6 

 inches and 6 inches by 4 inches. Molds for posts of different lengths and diameters 

 may be used on the same pallets; thus, posts 6 feet long, 4x4 inches, 3x3 inches; 

 posts 8 feet, 6x6 inches, 6x4 inches, etc. (After P. L. Wonnley, Farmers' Bui., 

 U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



most attractive effect. Where stones are abundant and 

 can be built into a fence, a very pretty effect can be pro- 

 duced about a lawn, especially as they serve to train 

 Virginia creepers or other vines. Where a retain- 

 ing wall and fence combined are needed, a hand- 

 some fence can be produced by combining these fea- 

 tures. In some cases, a wire fence can be added above 

 to reinforce the low stone wall, much reducing the ex- 

 pense and yet combining beauty and utility. Too little 

 has been done to embellish the immediate surroundings 

 of the average American farm home. There is no part 



