FENCES. 



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Some fences are built 5 rails high, some 6, and some 7 

 the rider making an additional rail high. The height, as 

 well as the spaces between the rails, are mostly regulated by 

 statute in the different States. The majority of these stat- 

 utes require the fence to be not less than 5 feet high, with 

 interspaces between the rails of not more than 4 inches, to 

 a height of 4 feet. 



The number of rails, stakes, and riders required to build a 

 certain amount of fence has hitherto been pretty much guess- 

 work ; and often the farmer, before he can finish his fence, 

 has to quit it, and go and split more rails, or gear up and 

 haul a few more loads. It is hoped that the following tables 

 will obviate that necessity, by enabling him to tell within a 

 few rails how many will be required to build a given amount 

 of fence. 



TABLE, showing the number of rails, stakes, and riders re- 

 quired for each 10 rods of fence. 



NOTE. Should the number of rods exceed 10, the requisite 

 number of rails, stakes, and riders can be found by multiply- 

 ing. For instance, should the length of fence be 100 rods, 

 multiply the above number by 10; should it be 75 rods, 

 multiply the above number by 7 ; for 77 rods, multiply by 

 and so forth. 



