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a wire where they join is desirable. Unroll the netting 

 flat on the ground along the posts. Then carefully raise it 

 to position on the posts, and fasten all along the top tight, 

 exactly the height of the wire above the bottom line ; go the 

 full length of the roll fastening the top, and let the bottom 

 hang. One man can draw it tight, while another fastens 

 it ; draw it just tight enough so that it doesn't sag between 

 posts. After the top is fastened, draw the bottom down 

 in place, and fasten, being careful not to draw the wire 

 down any wider than it was made that is, 6ft. netting 

 should be exactly 6ft. from top to bottom, other widths the 

 same way. If the wire is properly woven, it will remain 

 straight and even when put up as above, and not have that 

 unsightly warp which some fences have. 



MoveablePens. This is amongst the handy contrivances 

 made possible with wire-netting. Four posts are sunk in 

 the ground. Strips of batten connect the four on the 



Portable Feuces of Wire-Netting. 



ground line ; then the wire is set up, and we have a run 

 that keeps the birds in place, and is not unsightly in any 

 part of the grounds. A roll of wire netting is amongst 

 the materials of great use iu working poultry. When sick- 

 ness occurs, a temporary pen can be set up for the patients 

 away from the others, and in a quiet, shady, well grassed 

 spot, is of the greatest use for restoring birds to vigorous 

 health again. 



