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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK IX. 



simple method of attachment which greatly facilitates the setting up of 

 the fence. There are many convenient fittings for fixing wire to wooden 

 posts, such as staples, straining eye-bolts, &c.j which need not be 

 illustrated here, but can be seen in the catalogues of makers. 



VI. IRON FENCING. Very substantial and durable fencing is made 

 with iron. The first cost is heavy, but as iron fences take up very little 

 room, harbour no weeds, are suitable for parks as not obstructing the 



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Fig. 366. Wire Fencing with "National" Steel Standards. 



view, can be relied upon to enclose animals, cost nothing for repair 

 beyond an occasional outlay in paint, and are practically permanent, 

 they are not expensive in the long run. Their greater cost renders 

 them less popular than some other fences where tenancies are short, 



Fig. 367. Continuous Iron Bar Fencing. 



and their use is chiefly restricted to private parts of estates, and to 

 farms held on long leases. Iron fencing can be. obtained in the form 

 of separate hurdles from 6 feet to 10 feet in length, or as continuous 

 fencing. Fig. 367 shows an above-ground and underground section of 

 continuous bar fencing, with bulb tee steel standards, and round steel 

 tubes. The terminal pillars are of cast iron, with self-fixing bases, as 

 made by Messrs. Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss. 



