FENCING 



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All-purpose fence. After the posts are set, the variety, 

 height, and spacing of the wire will depend upon the kind 

 of stock to be inclosed. If an all-purpose farm fence is 

 required, the following is 

 recommended : next to the 

 ground a 26-inch woven 

 wire; above this three 

 galvanized barbed wires at 

 a height of 30, 38, 48 inches, 

 respectively. This fence, 

 if well constructed, will 

 turn any farm animals 

 except poultry and with 

 very little labor will last 

 as long as the posts re- 

 main sound. 



Typical fences which have given satisfaction from the 

 standpoint of cost and service are as described below and 

 on page 242. 



Fig. 205. 



A wooden line post in a woven- 

 wire fence 



Fig. 206. A corner post in a woven-wire fence. 



Four-inch posts set 1 rod apart, woven wire next to the 

 ground 26 inches high, barbed wire 30 inches high, barbed 

 wire 42 inches high. 



