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set, but a foot less will usually be sufficient for 

 the upright and horizontal systems. The posts 

 should stand higher at first than is necessary for 

 the support of the wires, for they will need to be 

 driven down occasionally as they become loose. 

 The end posts of each row should be well braced, 



265. Bracing the eiid post. 



as shown in Figs. 289, 290. A style of brace 

 which is sometimes recommended, is to anchor the 

 post to a stone, as in Fig. 264, but this is imprac- 

 ticable. Fig. 265 illustrates the bracing of fence 

 posts, of which the Prairie Farmer says: "The 

 usual way of bracing, shown in the upper figure, 

 is faulty, the brace being too high up on the post 

 and standing too vertical. It should rest nearly 

 against the center of strain on the post and more 

 nearly in a horizontal position, as shown in the 

 lower figure. A wire connecting the top of the 



