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simply consists of three strands of wire, the top one 

 barbed, and the two lower ones plain. A post is put 

 down about every four yards, and to these posts the wire 

 is fastened. The wire is not stapled to the posts. If it 

 were there would generally be more trouble in pulling 

 out the staples and shifting the fence than there would 

 be in carting the crop. 



One small staple is put above the wire and one 

 below it. The wire is placed between the two, and 

 then a slate nail with a big head is dropped behind the 

 wire. In moving the fence the nail can be picked out 

 with the fingers. All the other apparatus required is a 

 barrow for a man to stand in and a mallet to drive in 

 the posts. 



Better far than a fence made of three strands of wire 

 is one of Canadian or woven wire fencing. In fact for 

 the angle system of movable fencing, this is absolutely 

 necessary in order to keep the cattle from getting 

 through. At present, of course, this is costly, but in 

 normal times it can be purchased for about £2 5s. 

 per 100 yards, and is well worth while. 



As in the case of the three-wire fence, the woven 

 fence is attached to the posts by the use of two staples 

 and a large-headed nail. 



Considerable labour economy can also be practised, 

 especially in summer time, when the land is hard, by 

 using a post hole-borer to make the holes into which 

 the posts are fitted. In purchasing a borer, care 

 should be taken that the diameter of the hole made by 

 this useful implement is not greater than the diameter 

 of the post. In fact if a 4-inch diameter hole-borer is 

 used where 5-inch diameter posts are used, the posts 

 will be all the more staunch when driven into the land. 



