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and chisel in all the posts round the building on the 

 outside, so that a piece of 2 by 4 scantling will lie 

 in it flush with the surface of each post. About 

 50 feet of scantling will be wanted in all, which must 

 be sawn into the requisite lengths (about 8 feet 

 4 to 5 inches) to enable you to spike each end into 

 the centre of the notches, both top and bottom, in 

 each post. It will be seen that these serve the 

 double purpose of bracing the posts at the top and 

 bottom, as well as being used to nail the boards to, 

 which form the sides. You must now proceed to 

 cut up your half-dressed or rough lumber (1 by 12 

 feet is best) into lengths of 8 feet. You will require 

 about 1,000 feet in all. The boards should be firmly 

 nailed in an upright position on to the stays at top 

 and bottom, one end resting on the ground, taking 

 care to knock each board as closely as it will go 

 against its neighbour before making it secure. The 

 entrance from the shed into the corral, which is 

 formed by leaving one of the panels — viz., spaces 

 between one post and another — unboarded should 

 face towards the south or south-west (never north 

 or north-east), and can be closed, when desired, 

 by a gate 4 to 5 feet high worked on hinges, 

 or by the simple expedient of placing poles across 

 the entrance on the inside of the shed, held up at 

 each end by a support of some kind on the posts. 



