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have recourse to fencing, the cost of which, according 

 to Mr. Simpson, need not exceed one shilling per 

 yard. For this outlay one may construct a fence 

 which will keep in the rabbits, prevent their burrow- 

 ing under or leaping over, and strong enough to turn 

 cattle or ordinary trespassers. The fence is made 

 with two sizes of wire-netting ; that at the bottom 

 must be at least 18 in. wide, with ij in. mesh, as a 

 larger mesh lets through the younger rabbits, which do 

 not return. The upper wirework is 2| ft. wide, with 

 a i^ in. mesh. This wirework is supported by oak 

 or larch posts, 5^ ft. long, charred at the bottom. 

 The netting is placed inside the posts, which are driven 

 eighteen inches deep, a yard apart, so that they stand 

 four feet out of the ground. Each piece of netting is 

 folded so that part of it is horizontal ; six inches of the 

 lower netting lies flat on the ground — this, it is found, 

 prevents the rabbits burrowing under; and six inches of 

 the upper netting, also, is turned in horizontally, and 

 is supported by bolts and a wire, so as to prevent the 

 rabbits running up and leaping over. The tops of 

 the posts are secured by being connected with stout 

 wire, either plain or barbed, the latter making it cattle 

 proof. This wire is found to prevent the entrance 

 of foxes. 



Where sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the 



