ON FENCING. 



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purpose it is intended to serve in regard to di'aining the 

 land. Wlien no drain is required but for the benefit of 

 the hedge, a ditch 5 feet wide at top, 2 feet 6 inches 

 deep, 1 foot wide at bottom, and 1 foot of scarsement, 

 with all the earth formed into a bank of like dimensions, 

 to back the hedge and protect it, is approved of. The 

 margin betwixt the hedge-row and the ditch will depend 

 on the depth of the latter. If 6 feet deep, the mai'gin 

 should be 1 foot 6 inches. 



