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vented a folding fence, which has been patented in the names 
of himself and Mr. George Greig. The fence is of steel wire 
with jointed standards and adjustable stays. It is shown in 
Fig. 6, where A A are iron standards jointed by a pin-joint at 
their lower end to short iron pegs, B, secured to blocks, C, of 
stone or other material imbedded in the ground ; D, are stays, 
Fig. 6. — Patent Folding Fence. 
pin-jointed at their upper end to some of the standards A, and 
at their lower end connected by a pin to short pegs, E, of iron 
projecting from blocks of stone or other material, also imbedded 
in the ground. If the stays, D, are disconnected either from the 
standards. A, or pegs, E, the fence can be folded down. The end 
posts of the fence are kept upright by struts, F ; these struts simi- 
larly turn on a pin-joint at their lower end, so that the wires, 
H, of the fence remain taut even when the fence is folded down ; 
G G are uprights intermediate to the hinged standards, A ; they 
simply couple together the several wires of the fence, but are not 
secured to the ground. 
On level ground the straining posts are put 180 yards apart, 
the standards. A, 14 yards, and the uprights or light droppers, G, 
2 yards apart ; two sizes of wire are used, three of No. 8 and 
the other four of No. 10. In order that a light fence may 
be sufficient for cattle and horses, sharp spikes are to be 
fixed to one or more of the wires. Where twisted wires are 
used, spikes of wire will be twisted at intervals into them ; where 
the fence wires are single, short pieces of wire will be bent round 
them, leaving their sharp ends projecting. 
The same patentees have recently brought out a Traction 
Engine, specially adapted for use in winter over the partially 
finished roads that in reclamation work often have to carry 
heavier traffic than they are fitted to bear on the ordinary 
method ; the engine is also fitted for rolling land and for driving 
a reaping machine. At the rear of the driving-wheels the frame 
of the reaper is carried on tliree wheels, two of which are in 
swivels; a finger-bar and knife are hung by links in such a manner 
that they can rise and fall to adapt themselves to inequalities, 
and so that they project out at one side of the machine. The 
axis from which the knife receives its to-and-fro motion is 
driven by means of two straps and a drunken wheel. The 
