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the lightness of all materials used, and in the greater 

 closeness of the wires. The following estimate is for 

 200 yards of sheep fence: 



2 straining-posts, 7 feet long, 6 inches by 



6 inches, at Is. lid., . . . . 3 30 

 100 small posts, 5^ feet long, 3 inches by 3 



inches, at 3fd., 1 11 3 



6 braces to straining-posts, at 3d. , . 016 



1 top wire, No. 4, . . . . 10 6 



2 lower wires, No. 5, . . . 18 

 4 bottom wires, No. 6, . . . . 1 10 

 4 gallons prepared coal-tar, at 4|d., . 016 



Labour of tarring, . . . . . 044 



700 staples, at 7d. per 100, . . . 4 4 



Cost of labour erecting, . . . . 0168 



Cartage of materials, say . . . . 026 



6 4 54 

 Or about 7^d. per lineal yard. 



The great difficulty of fencing against sheep con- 

 sists in their going through between the wires. They 

 seldom leap over the fence, and as seldom break 

 the wires, but creep through between them. The 

 divisions, therefore, between the wires should be as 

 follows : 



Upper division, ..... 9 inches. 



Next do. ...... 8 



Do. do 6 



Do. do 5| 



Do. do 5i 



Do. do 5J 



Height about 3 feet 8 inches altogether, allowing 4 inches below the 



lower wire. 



It is strongly recommended that in fixing iron into 

 stone it be done with Portland cement, as by it the 

 work is done much cheaper and more expeditiously 

 than either by lead or by boiled sulphur and sand. 



