52 Fences, Walls and Hedges 



Starting with fences, the simple forms 

 of picket fences cost in the section of 

 New York about $2.00 to $5.00 per 

 running yard. New England and the 

 South could build them cheaper, say for 

 75 cents up per yard, due in the former 

 section to cheaper labor and in some parts 

 cheaper material, and in the latter section 

 (the South) to both cheaper labor and 

 material. The West in general is cheaper 

 than New York, especially in the lumber 

 regions. These figures are for fences of 

 considerable length and not for short runs. 



As the fence becomes more complicated 

 in design the labor cost increases in a 

 greater ratio than the material cost and 

 the only exact way to determine these is 

 to get an estimate from a carpenter. It 

 would be necessary to have drawings of 

 the fence to get accurate figures. 



For wire and iron fences the safest way 

 is to go directly to the manufacturers for 

 their figures. Their catalogues give prices 

 and other information. 



A fence 3 feet high of three wires strung 

 between locust or* chestnut posts costs 

 from 90 cents to $1.00 per running yard. 



