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Eighty rods of fence of 28-inch woven wire, with three 

 strands of barbed wire set 1 rod apart, cost 53 cents per rod. 



Eighty rods of fence of 26-inch woven wire, posts set 2 

 rods apart, cost 39 cents per rod. 



One hundred and eight rods of temporary hog fence of 

 26-inch woven wire set 2 rods apart cost 38 cents per rod. 



SUMMARY 



Fencing is one of the necessary improvements on all farms, 

 and the fence should always be well constructed and well 

 maintained. The material of which a fence is constructed 

 will depend upon the locality. The spacing of the wire 

 and the height of the fence will depend upon the kind of 

 stock to be inclosed. The life of a fence depends upon the 

 material of which it is made. The life of a wooden fence 

 post depends upon the conditions of the soil and the nature 

 of the wood. By proper treatment poor post wood may be 

 made as, lasting, for the same cost per year, as good post 

 wood. Fence material should turn stock without injuring 

 them. A temporary fence made of driven posts and two 

 or three barbed wires has been used with satisfaction, but 

 there is always danger of stock breaking through and of 

 serious injury to cows and horses. A good fence is one which 

 holds the stock and costs the least in original construction 

 and in maintenance. A fence that is cheap in first cost may 

 be expensive because of high maintenance cost. Materials 

 and methods of constructing a fence are largely controlled 

 by local conditions and individual preference. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 



Catalogues of wire-manufacturing companies, which can be secured 



from local dealers in fence materials. 

 Bainer, H. M., and Bonebright, H. B. "Cement and Concrete 



Fence Posts," Bulletin 148, Colorado Agricultural ^Experiment 



Station, Fort Collins. 

 Besley, Fred W. "Increasing the Durability of Fence Posts," 



Bulletin i6j, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, College 



Park. 



