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cents per hour. The posts are placed at the distance indi- 

 cated at the head of the columns, and estimates are given 

 for posts driven and posts set. 



The following cost of constructing 40 rods of fence with 

 hired labor will give an idea of the materials needed and 

 the time spent at the various operations. Individual cost 

 will vary with the location. 



Cost of setting 40 rods of 52-inch fence with hired labor: 

 8-foot posts 5 inches in diameter at the smallest end, spaced 

 20 feet at the centers, set 3 feet deep, 2 anchor posts 9 feet 

 long, 9 inches in diameter at the smallest end, set 4^ feet 

 deep. Posts were set by means of taking off i}4 feet with 

 a spade and then digging with a post-hole auger. Anchor 

 posts were dug all the way. 



