Farming in Devon and Cornwall. 
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he stones are broad — in other words, where they are flags — 
hey are placed broadside on, as in fig. 5. A variation by 
ray of neat appear- 
ances is made by 
ilacing the alternate 
ows of stones with 
igzag inclinations — 
■ Jack and Joan " as 
t is locally called, or 
■ chop and block " 
rhen these rows are 
rregular (see figs. 6 
nd V). This stone 
icing is usually 
milt up to about 4 
eet in the height of 
he fence. The work 
>-ken let costs from 
Is. 6d. to 3s. per 
ard (16^ feet run ot 
: feet high) for labour 
m each face, the 
tones costing Is. per 
art at the quarry, 
n many instances 
he landlord pays for 
he stones, and the 
enant carts and pays 
or putting them in. 
)ne instance was 
net with of an en- 
irely new fence 
vhich had recently 
)een erected with 
itone facing ("Jack 
md Joan ") on each 
iide filled up with 
iarth, and in all 5^ feet wide at bottom, 1\ feet wide at top, and 
\\ feet high, and which had cost 10?. for about 130 yards of 
j feet run. Frobably the same stones built in an open wall 
■vould have made an equally good fence for less money, and with 
)nly one yard instead of two being taken up at the foot. 
At most gateways the ends of fences or banks are built up 
with rubble masonry, set in mortar, and when well done with 
good " beddy " stones are neat and permanent erections. 
