126 FENCES. 



2. By upright stakes, opposite each other, and placed in 

 the obtuse corners, driven into the ground, and tied at the 

 top by a wire or withe. 



3. By upright stakes placed in the acute corners, driven 

 into the ground, and tied at the top as above described. 



4. By wedging one end of a rail into the acute corner, 

 and letting the other end rest on the ground. 



5. By placing the riders, or long poles, in a straight line 

 on the top and at the centre of the fence, and then placing 

 upright stakes in each inner corner, between the rider and 

 the fence, the lower end resting on the ground and the other 

 wedged tightly between the top and the rider. 



The rails for this species of fence are cut different lengths 

 in different sections of the country, and, indeed, in the same 

 section. Much depends upon the nature of the timber, and 

 much also on the kind of ground on which the fence is to be 

 laid. Some are cut 12 feet, some 14, and some even 16 

 feet or 1 rod in length. The usual lengths, however, are 12 

 and 14 feet. 



The rails are laid at different angles ; some deflecting 6 

 feet, some 7, and some 8 feet from a right line. The more 

 they deflect, or in other words, the crookeder they are laid, 

 the firmer the fence will be ; but more rails will be required 

 and more space occupied. The deflection for a 12 foot rail 

 is usually 6 feet ; for a 14 foot rail, 7 feet ; and for a rod 

 rail, 8 feet. A foot is generally allowed at each end for the 

 lap. 



