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above the ground line and the bottom about 12 inches below. One 

 of these extra wires is placed in the face side of the post and the 

 other in the back, so that they help to bear the strains on the post. 

 In case of four extra wires, one is placed in each corner of the 

 post with the other reinforcement wires. 



TABLE NO. 1. Poured and Tamped Posts.* 



Size, 5x5 inches from base to ground line, tapering to 3x3 inches at 

 top. Length, 6 feet 6 inches. Cured weight, 115 to 120 pounds. Mixture, 

 1 part cement and 3 parts sand by measure. Cost for cement for posts, 

 16.2 cents; sand, 3.7 cents. For cost of reinforcement, see table. 



Sta. 



* This table is a summary of Tables 1 and 2, Bulletin 148, Colo. Exp. 



Amount of Labor Required for Making Posts. No definite 

 statements can be made as to the amount of time required 

 to make a cement or concrete fence post. The amount of 

 time will vary with conditions, handiness of materials, methods 

 of mixing, etc. According to data obtained in the experiment, two 

 men mixing by hand, with everything reasonably handy, can make 

 from three to five 5-inch poured line posts per hour. Figuring labor 

 at $2.00 per day, ten hours for each man, the cost for making a post 

 would amount to about 10 cents each. Three men with a small home 

 made mixer and a two horse-power gasoline engine for driving it, 



