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the wire on all. When the length is hung 
up, tack one end at the top only, straighten- 
ing out the top in one nice even line all the 
way down the line, then go on tacking to the 
posts. Now put the bottom board on the 
line with the lower edge of the netting, tack- 
ing the wire to it and you will have as nice 
smooth fence as can be made. If there are 
inequalities in the ground set the board in or 
fill the ground up. You can never make a 
good job by trying to run the wire up and 
down over the inequalities. 
The above applies to the common 2 inch 
mesh chicken wire, but I have found that the 
strongest and best appearing fence is the 
kind made of straight, vertical and horizontal 
wires, the lower part spaced 1 inch, with the 
spaces widening up to the top. 
One of the handiest appliances to have on 
the plant is a bundle or so of furring strips, 
%xz2 inches, planed three sides and costing 
Y% cent afoot. These can be used in so many 
places, such as for roosts, wire runs, etc., 
that they are almost indispensable. 
Another very useful thing, making the 
capture of a hen a very easy matter, is a stick 
with a piece of telegraph wire attached to the 
end, and bent like a shepherd’s crook, the 
