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No. II. 



ADDITIONAL REMARKS ON FENCING. 



In addition to the remarks on Fences, at pages 121, 

 et seq,, it has been considered proper to add the follow- 

 ing Notes, in regard to the expense of Stone-dikes, &c. 



Most estates in the north of Scotland have quarries 

 upon them, out of which stones for dikes can be got. If 

 the quarry-rock is thick, and requires to be blasted with 

 gunpowder, and broken with the mash and wedges, the 

 expense of quarrying will be about 18s. for each rood of 

 dike, of 36 square yards. If the rock is thin, and re- 

 quires no gunpowder, the cost will be about 9s. per 

 rood. 



About 40 single cart-loads of stone will be required to 

 each rood. Carriages may be stated on the following 

 scale : — 



Distance. 

 10 Scots chains, 



20 

 30 

 40 

 50 



m 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 



Per Rood of 36 yards. 

 12/6 



14/ 



16/ 



18/6 



21/6 



25/ 



