FENCES. 



In the newer portions of the country, where land is cheap 

 and timber abundant, the old-fashioned zig-zag, or " Vir- 

 ginia worm fence" still prevails. It does not cost one-third 

 the amount required for good post or board fence. Some 

 are constructed altogether of rails, without any bracing or 

 support at the corners, and are, of course, easily thrown down 

 by cattle and the wind. They are, however, usually braced 

 in one of the following modes : 



1. By stakes and riders either single or double riders. 



