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poultry fencing can be utilized, though it is not sub- 

 stantial and is not so easily moved to new posts as the 

 ribbons of heavier wire. The latter kind of fencing is 

 more easily kept from sagging and is more durable. 

 The boards at the bottom of the fence can easily be 

 renewed when too much decayed to be of further use. 

 Sections of woven wire attached to rectangular frames, 

 say 2 by 6 feet, made up like hurdles, are exceedingly 

 useful in caring for broods of young chicks which have 

 been hatched in incubators and are raised in artificial 



Figure 256. Filling the mold with cement after the wires have been placed inside. 

 Hole left for the end of the brace mold. 



brooders. Some of these may be used as covers of small 

 yards to inclose hens with their broods. 



Posts. Few posts have been used of other material 

 than wood, but there is a rising demand for a more dur- 

 able material. While wooden posts do not last many 

 years, they have been so much cheaper than either iron 

 posts or cement posts that their use has generally been 

 the most economical. For lawn fences, iron or cement are 

 in some cases more practical than wood, and in a few 

 cases stone may be utilized to advantage. White oak, 



