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and chisel in all the posts round the building on the 



outside, so that a piece of 2 by 4 scantling will Ue 



in it flush with the surface of each post. About 



50 feet of scantling will be wanted in all, which must 



be sawn into the requisite lengths (about 8 feet 



4 to 5 inches) to enable you to spike each end into 



the centre of the notches, both top and J»ottom, in 



each post. It will be seen that these serve the 



double purpose of bracing the posts at the top and 



bottom, as well as being used to nail the boards to, 



which form the sides. You must now proceed to 



cut up your half -dressed or rough lumber (1 by 12 



feet is best) into lengths of 8 feet. You wiU require 



about 1,000 feet in all. The boards should be firmly 



nailed in an upright position on to the stays at top 



and bottom, one end resting on the ground, taking 



care to knock each board as closely as it will go 



against its neighbour before making it secure. The 



entrance from the shed into the corral, which is 



formed by leaving one of the panels — viz., spaces 



between one post and another — unboarded should 



face towards the south or south-west (never north 



or north-east), and can be closed, when desired, 



by a gate 4 to 5 feet high worked on hinges, 



or by the simple expedient of placing poles across 



the entrance on the inside of the shed, held up at 



each end by a support of some kind on the posts. 



