102 COMMON SENSE 
to the new place. When there are four men at work, it is better to 
place the poles further apart (say 6 feet) and lay on twice the load. 
There is then one man to each end of the poles. 
The posts or. stakes are then drawn out of their holes by means 
of a leyer and chain. A lever, 12 to 15 feet long, is used, and a 
small chain or stout rope fastens it to the post. Of course the lever 
\s horizontal, and is supported at the short end by a block of wood, 
‘30 as to prevent it from sinking into the earth. A lift on the long 
end brings the post up so far that it is generally quite loose, and 
can be drawn out by hand. 
All this is done with a rapidity that would astonish those who 
are not accustomed to such work. ‘The process of putting the 
fence up again has been already described. 
My first undertaking, therefore, was to construct a sufficient 
number of fence pavels to enclose yards for seven houses for layers, 
and ten breeding pens. I saw that ¢hzs could not be done in time 
by working at it “at odd spells,” so I hired a carpenter and two 
-assistanis and set them at work on the houses and fences. 
