104 FOEESTRY WORK 



For wire-netting fences a gate made entirely of rails 

 o| inches by 1-^ inches is strong enough. The posts for 

 stock gates should be of Oak, Larch, or cresoted Scots 

 Pine. The hanging post, 7 feet 6 inches long by 8 inches 

 by 8 inches, should be fitted with a board across the 

 front just below the soil and another at the side on which 

 the gate opens. These boards add greatly to the stability 

 of the posts. 



The shutting or slapping post may be 7 feet by 7 inches 

 by 7 inches. 



For the lighter gates posts 6 inches by 6 inches will 

 be strong enough. 



Laying Out of Drives and Division of Area into Com- 

 partments. 



The principal rules to be observed in laying out drives 

 are to obtain as easy gradients as possible and to keep 

 them on the dry est ground. 



They must be marked out before planting or evea 

 fencing begin. The width of the main drives should be 

 7 yards and the smaller ones 5 yards. A drain should 

 be cut on either side of all drives where the soil is at all 

 wet, so as to keep them as dry as possible. 



Although it makes dragging and carting easier to have 

 a large number of drives, it is a mistake from an economical 

 point of view to leave a large percentage of the ground 

 lying idle in the shape of drives. A 200-acre plantation 

 should not be divided into more than eight compartments. 

 Even then nearly 6 acres will be lying idle. 



If necessary, smaller dragging rides may be cut when 



