FENCING 



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Temporary fences. For temporary fences two barbed 

 wires are frequently used, the lower one being placed 26 

 inches above the ground and the second one 38 inches from 

 the ground. So long as pasture is good, such a fence will 

 turn horses and cattle, but there is a tendency, as pasture 

 gets poor, for an animal to attempt to crawl under or between 



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Fig. 207. A cheap and convenient farm gate. Posts A and B should be 



braced as shown in Fig. 193. 



the wires, with the result that all of the stock break out and 

 possibly some one of them is badly cut. In a temporary 

 fence the wires should be placed on the inside to prevent 

 the animal from pulling out the staples by pushing against 

 the wire. 



Fence for hogs and sheep. For hogs and sheep a 34-inch 

 woven-wire fence with a barbed wire 5 inches above and a 

 second barbed wire 15 inches higher is desirable. A lower 

 fence can be used, but there is a tendency for hogs to climb 

 on the fence and break it down. Twenty-six- and 30-inch 

 woven wire have been tried out, but have not always been 

 found satisfactory. 



Cost of fencing. Bulletin 321 of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture gives the following data relating 

 to fence construction: This table (page 244) shows the 

 length of fence which two men can build in a day under 

 ordinary conditions. The posts are set at an average depth 

 of 32 inches and the corner and end posts are placed 

 approximately 40 rods apart. Wages are considered at 15 



