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the holes, in the post, that are to receive the fencing wires when the 

 fence is erected. Fill in concrete to within about f inch off the top 

 of the mould, and lay in the remaining two reinforcing wires, each about 

 | inch in from the sides of the form. Finally, completely fill the 

 form, and smooth off the concrete, level with its upper edges. The 

 concrete, as it is filled into the form, should be well worked around 

 the reinforcement and pegs, and into corners. 



By proceeding as above directed, no iron will be nearer the surface 

 of the concrete than | inch. 



Gate posts may be made 6 inches square by 8 feet long, each rein- 

 forced with four | -inch iron rods. The gudgeons, on which the gate is 

 to be hung, may be inserted in the posts while they are being moulded, 

 or holes may be left for them in the same way as was done for the 

 fencing wires in the case of ordinary fencing posts. 



If the sand is clean and coarse, concrete in the proportions 1:2:3 

 will be rich enough. The broken stone should be small enough to 

 pass a |-inch mesh. 



Keinforced Concrete Fencing. — The following notes on reinforced 

 concrete fencing may be of interest. 



Concrete Fence Posts. 



Fig. 119 shows a mould in which six of these posts are cast at one 

 time, but a mould may of course be used to cast one post only. 



Fig. 119.— Mould for posts. 



Fig. 120 shows detail of post (Type "A"), and Fig. 123 the finished 

 post. Concrete fence posts offer great advantages over either timber 

 or iron posts. The first cost is little more than that of timber and 

 much less than that of iron, the upkeep is nil, they are not subject to 



