UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 321 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 



Contribution from the Office of Farm Management, W. J. Spillman, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



January 12, 1916 



COST OF FENCING FARMS IN THE 

 NORTH CENTRAL STATES 



By 



H. N. HUMPHREY, Scientific Assistant 



CONTENTS 



Areas Covered and Farming Types . . 



Method of Investigation 



Local Requirements and Adaptation . . 

 Distribution of the Various Types of Fence 

 Factors Influencing Fence Requirements 

 Relation of Size and Type of Farm to 



Fence per Acre 12 



Distribution of Fence on the Farm ... IS 



Page 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 10 



Page 

 Relation of First Cost to Cost of Fence 



Maintenance 17 



Life of and Test for Wire Fencing ... 18 

 Posts: Life. Cost. Preservation, and Ma- 

 terials 21 



Construction of Wire Fences 26 



Cost of Maintenance of Farm Fences . 30 



Summary . . . . tl 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1916 



