100 FORESTRY WORK 



Woven Wire Fencing. 



The straining posts for these fences are the same as 

 described for the other wire fences, either wood or iron, 

 but the standards, or stobs, are not required so close 

 together, 18 to 20 feet usually being close enough. 



The woven wire, which is practically wide-meshed wire- 

 netting of No. 8 and 9 gauge, is strained in the same way 

 by means of winding ratchets, or by a special straining 

 machine which pulls on all wires equally and at the same 

 time. These machines, which are usually lent by the 

 manufacturers, vary according to the makes of wire. It 

 is much easier to fix the wires to ratchets and strain them 

 gradually. 



Wire-Netting Fences. 



Very few plantations can be formed without protection 

 from rabbits or hares. 



When other fences are erected for protection against 

 stock, wire-netting may be attached to these by staples 

 or string wire. 



On morticed posts it is better to run a strand wire along 

 the outside of the posts, otherwise the netting will be 

 pulled out of shape if stapled to the rails. On driven stob 

 and rail fencing it may be so fixed. 



On the wire fences it must be secured by means of 

 string wire to one of the wires of the fence. One or two 

 of the wires may be dispensed with when netting is added 

 to these fences, thus reducing the cost. In every case 

 the bottom 6 inches of the netting must be placed 



