200 FENCES. f. 



temporary fencing made ufe of. If a piece 

 of ground require to be divided, for one fea-, 

 fon or for a few weeks, a line of polls and 

 rails are run acrofs it ; not by a carpenter,, 

 but by a common farm labourer. And when 

 the purpofe is anfwered, they are removed 

 and laid up for another occafion. 



I mention this circumftance as pofts and 

 rails are more durable, and a much better 

 fence againft horfes and cattle than hurdles 

 are ; and the labour of putting dov/n and 

 removal is much lefs than inexperience may 

 imagine. 



4. Dead Hedges. The Jtake-and-edder 

 hedge prevails in this Diflricl, and is in ge- 

 neral conftrudled with uncommon Ikill, The 

 fuperiority of conftrudion lies principally in 

 the eddering. 



In other places the edders are trimmsd up 

 to naked rods : here the fpray towards the 

 top is left on. Thefe fpray ey tops being 

 wound round the bodies of the fucceeding 

 edders make them lay hold of the flakes, 

 thereby preventing their rifing. If the tvvig^ 

 of the ccldcrs be intufhcicnt, brambles or 

 9ther pliable brufn-wood is wound in with 

 the fame intent. 



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