FENCING PLANTATIONS. 



the top of the pales, and given a double twist between each 

 thereby insuring great stability by uniting the fence and 

 keeping the pales at equal distance apart. The straining- 

 posts are also of slate, 6 ft. long, 6 in. wide, and 3 in. thick. 



SLATE FENCES. 



(3.) Turf Dykes. These were formerly much used in mooi* 

 land and outlying districts, where stones are not abundant, 

 and where, from the nature of the soil and situation, hedges 



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