26 A HOW TO GROW GOOD FENCES. 



and stakes and rails of wood, which soon decay ana 

 become a prey to all the old women and idle chil- 

 dren in the parish, the latter of whom hasten the 

 period when they may claim them by climbing 

 through and over them, and so prematurely despoil 

 what they soon take home as of right. 



In conclusion, then, we hazard the assertion that 

 well-grown and well-kept fences are a boon to all. 

 They benefit the landlord, by enabling him to give 

 well-secured acres in exchange for his rent. Like good 

 " buildings," fences benefit the farmer by affording 

 him protection for his property. They benefit the 

 poor, by removing a great source of lawless habits, and 

 that commencement of petty larceny which too often 

 leads to a complete negation of conscience. 



They benefit all, inasmuch as Order, which "is 

 Heaven's first law," is Man's best friend. 



