the top hole is six inches above the one be¬ 
low it. In boring the holes, the auger, 
which is firmly fastened iu the wheel, must 
be moved (wheel and all, of course,) into the 
proper notches, and in tiiis way every post 
is bored alike, and all the holes in the post 
are the proper distance apart. After your 
posts are bored, the next step is to have a 
narrow blade ax, with a short handle, as 
shown at “ c,” Fig. 2, (a common ax would 
do, however,) and with this mortice out the 
holes, which is done by laying the post flat¬ 
wise on the ground, or on a stout, low tres¬ 
tle, similar to the “ pointer,” shown at Fig. 
3. When one side is morticed half out turn 
the post and finish. A good hand will bore 
and mortice fifteen posts a day with these 
tools. 
The rails for this kind of a fence are split 
out in the woods, feet long, all of the 
same length. A good hand can cut down 
the timber and split out 100 of them in a 
day, in fair timber. They are hauled home, 
generally, before being pointed. Many of 
them will not need pointing, as in being 
split some are made thin enough at the ends. 
It is always best, however, to split them so 
pointing will he necessary. The ends of 
tbe rails should fill the holes as nearly as 
possible, so as to exclude moisture, although 
many are found to fit loosely in excellent 
fences. The tighter the better, however, as 
the fence is then hard to he pulled down by 
fox hunting and other trespassers. 
Pointing the rails is simple work. Two 
short-legged, stout trestles of any rough logs 
are placed about 8 feet apart, as shown at 
tinghain, Palmyra. “Cheshire White;" 2.1. BenJ. Fel¬ 
lows. Best boar under 1 year. Kolit, Arthur. Roches¬ 
ter; 2d. B. KeU"'VH. Best sow and pigs, J. K.Notting¬ 
ham; 2d. Win. rentier, Henrietta-. Best* iiip* under 
6 months, VVm. !• enner: 2d, B. fellows. Certificate u. 
merit to Kilns Frazier, West Henrietta, on Cheshire 
boar, l year old, and to Robert Bell on four pigs, six 
months old. 
Small Bitr.ru.—Best boar 1 year old or over.. I os. 
Harris; under 1 year, M. C. Mur tin, W. Rush. Best 
sow and pigs, Jos. Harris; 2d, Robt. Bell. 
I’oii I try. 
Best trio old Partridge Cochins, Gorton & Hollis¬ 
ter. Rochester. Best trio young Partridge Cochins, 
Geo. Cbiipinun A On., Rochester. Trio Partridge Co¬ 
chins, second premium, I S. Plielps. Rochester. Best 
young Buff Cochins, M. K Cartwright. Buffalo: 2d, 
John Wells, Rochester. Best trio White Cochins, 
B. K. Curlivright. 15 ph old Dnrlc Brahma*. T. A. 
Summers, Rochester ; 2d, <1. W. MeKmdloy, Roches¬ 
ter. Besi young Dark Brahmas, It. K. Cartwright; 
2<1. T. A. Summers, Best old Light Brahmas, W. R, 
Wurren, Albion : 2d, T. A.Summers. Best, trio young 
vas shown by Hills & IIoag, 32 Cortlandt 
it., N. Y. The BriiikerholT Man’fg Co. of 
Auburn had their famous Continental Wash¬ 
er and Wringer. The pioneer Colby Wring¬ 
er, from the Colby Man’fg Co., Waterlmry, 
Vt. II. IJuttkhworth of Trenton, N. J., 
sent bis very efficient Jersey Apple Grinder, 
which has been illustrated in these columns. 
Wm. Ralph, the great cliese vat man, of 
Utica, had the Oneida Cheese Vat, for fac¬ 
tory or dairy, Curd Mill, Curd Knives, Ac. 
The Planet Drill, exhibited by S. L. Allf.n, 
must be seen to be fully appreciated. We 
have not space for full description, but hope 
all who desire to sec how complete a hand 
seed drill can be made, will send for circular 
to S. L. Allen, 119 South 4th St., Pkila. 
E. F. Jones, Binghamton, was out with his 
cheap and effective 4-ton Platform Scales, 
showing the old weigh and the new weigh. 
The Pennock Munf’g Co. ofKennett Square, 
Pa., with Double Harpoon Hay Fork; J. W. 
Mount of Medina, with Cider Press; Cor¬ 
bin’s Duller Worker from ‘Whitney’s Point; 
Wares from the Iron-Clad Can Co., Dey 
St.., N. V.; from the Manhattan Fertilizer 
Co., Broad way, N. Y. From Geo. Chamber- 
lain A Son of Olcnn, came a mighty Slump 
Puller, and a Mole Plow for blind ditching. 
Sewing Machines were led by the great 
“ F. F.”—the Weed Family Favorite—which 
can do anylhing, with its several curious at- 
taclimcntsof piper, folder, hemmer, Ac. The 
Davis Sewing Machine of Watertown was 
there in all its perfection. 
In the line of vegetables, Dr. Hexamer 
made the greatest show of Potatoes ever ex- 
hihiled in the world from one grower—ever 
so many varieties, all arranged and labeled 
true to name—a perfect encyclopedia of po¬ 
tatoes. White Probstcier Outs, shown by 
Wm. Newton of Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. 
Y., were as nice a grain of the kind as a 
farmer need desire. 
Floral and Fruit Hall was the beauty 
spot, of the whole exhibition, made so by the 
splendid contributions of Ellwanger A 
Barry, James Vick, Briggs Bros., and G. 
W. Grosman A Co., all of Rochester. II. 
G, Eastman of Poughkeepsie contributed a 
fine display of the various styles of penman¬ 
ship lo be learned (with Other useful knowl¬ 
edge) at his popular Commercial College. 
Jnbttstrid JFtrirs 
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C0n0imi 
POST AND RAIL FENCE, 
N. Y. STATE PAIR EXHIBITERS, 
Your correspondent, “R. R.” of Fort 
Smith, Ark., in a late Rural New-Yorker, 
asks sundry questions about post and rail 
fence, and asks for sketches of machinery 
used in preparing the material, building, Ac. 
In this part of Kentucky, where land is valu¬ 
able, scarcely any other kind is used. I am 
Among the exhibiters who contributed p/ 
largely to the success of the late Fair of tie 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society were maty 
of our advertising patrons, whose wi/hs 
gave evidence of the excellence of produc¬ 
tion and the enterprise of the producer!. 
Commencing with the largest o( tin agri¬ 
cultural implements, we note thegrea/ show 
of Hay Presses byP. K. Dkdkiuck A Co., 
of the Albany Agricultural W*rks. These 
powerful engines are of varims sizes, to 
meet the demands of the users, The Steam 
Road Wagon of Avelino A Pouter was 
used to haul a large threshing machine about 
the grounds, which was follows! by a crowd 
of delighted spectators. Thee was a large 
display of Threaliera and Horse-Powers from 
Wheeler, Meltck &C& of Albany; Geo. 
Westingiiouse A SON >f Schenectady, and 
Mtnard Harder of Cohleskill. Mr. Har¬ 
der exhibited the bautiAil miniature ma¬ 
chine which J. Sv anton Goui.d uses to 
illustrate Jits mechanical lectures at Cornell 
University. Wheeler, Meltck A Co. ex¬ 
hibited a variety of their implements, such 
as 1101*80 Hay-Forks, Clover Ilullers, Hay 
Tedders, Feed Cutters, At*., and Messrs, 
WiiSTi ng ii ouse of Sweep Horse-Powers. 
Tie Empire Wind Mill Co. of Syracuse 
bad n wind engine in operation, which was 
a great novelty to thousands of visitors. 
The mowing and reaping machines were 
well represented by Walter A. Wood of 
Iloosick Falls; tbe Buckeye, by Adrtanck, 
Platt A Co.; the Dodge Harvester, by 
Col. Dodge of Auburn; the Clipper, from 
Yonkers; tbe Johnson Harvester, from 
Brockport; the Warrior, from Little Falls; 
the Sweepstakes Mower, from C, Brad¬ 
ley A Son of Syracuse. Mr. Wood’s new 
Iron Mower lias several excellent improve¬ 
ments: iron frame, all in one piece, using 
the fewest possible number of bolts; the 
bearings of composition brass, with taper 
holes, so they can be easily replaced, the 
shaft-bearings all emery-ground and filling 
perfectly. A large number of these ma¬ 
chines will be lmilt for next season. The 
new Buckeye Reaper is on the true plan, 
having a large bevel wheel, driving a small 
spur wheel; the platform is adjustable and 
can lie instantly dropped In front to pick up 
lodged grain; it lias the Johnson Self-Rake, 
which works to a nicety, reeling and raking 
under perfect control of the driver. It lias 
a forward cut and drives by a chain-band 
from the axle, with the outer wheel of the 
platform nearly on a line with the driving 
tv heels. The Dodge Self-Rake is a capital 
attachment to the Dodge Harvester. Tiiis 
consists of four independent sweeps, so con¬ 
structed as to allow all of them to be in use 
for reeling on the grain, or by a slight move¬ 
ment of the hand and foot, causing either 
rake to rake off the cut grain in any sized 
gavels required. 
Messrs. Bradley exhibited their popular 
CarhaiTs Wheel Cultivator, which is highly 
esteemed by all who use it. They have also 
the Syracuse nay Rake, Bradley’s Horse 
Hoe, or triple shovel plow, and a Single 
Shovel Plow, their admirable Road Scraper 
and self-sustaining Sleigh Knee, The War¬ 
rior Mower Co. have a superior Wheel Pul¬ 
verizing Harrow and a high-frame Ilorse 
Iloe, for passing over tall plants. 
Bickford & Huffman of Macedon show¬ 
ed a full suite of “The People's Favorite” 
Grain Drill. P. P. Mast A Co. of Spring- 
field, O., exhibited the Buckeye Grain Drill, 
the Buckeye Cider Mill, and the famous An¬ 
derson F wed Steamer. Harry Sedgwick 
of Connecticut, made a prize strike with bis 
powerful Elmwood Feed Steamer. B. C. 
Taylor of Dayton, O., and Col. Simon 
Perkins of Akron,O., made a notable exhi¬ 
bition of their victorious Horse Hay Rakes. 
D. H. Nash (110 Liberty street, N. Y.,) ex¬ 
hibited Bullard’s Hay Tedder, Shares’ Coul¬ 
ter Harrow and the Union Mower. 
The Ames Plow Company of Boston 
made a great show of the American Hay 
Tedder, Sessions A Knox’s Plows, Harring¬ 
ton’s Seed Drills, Garfield’s Patent Coffee 
Mill, Ac. This Knox Plow is some tin ug 
remarkable, being made of the finest and 
hardest of steel, and iu a great variety of 
scries, of various shapes aud sizes, for all 
possible uses to which plows can be applied. 
E. D. A 0. B. Reynolds of North Bridge- 
water, Mass., exhibited samples of the Na¬ 
tional Hay Tedder and Eagle Seed Sower. 
F. F. Holbrook A Co. of Boston had fif¬ 
teen entries, comprising Plows for level land, 
Swivel and Side hill plows, National Prize 
Plow for sod and stubble, Seed Sowers, Hand 
Cultivator, Double Wheel Hoe, Ac. 
R. II. Allen A Co. contributed the Phil¬ 
adelphia Lawn Mower. Potato Plow. Conti¬ 
nental Feed Cutter, Miner’s Subsoil Plow, 
Blanchard’s Churn, Ac, The Excelsior Lawn 
Mower, from the Chadborn A Cold well 
Mau’f’g Co., Newburgh, won the admira¬ 
tion of all who know what a good lawn 
mower 
Figure l 
Liidit Brahmas,T. A. Summers; 2d, E. S. Phelps. 
Bent Silver Poland, Charles H. Vick, Rochester ; 2d, 
Frederick V. Murry, Wen Brighton. Best trio Gold¬ 
en Polands. Raimond Bros.. Rochester. Best White 
Lcshonis, Raymond Bro* , 2d. O. Howland. Auburn. 
Heat trfo HoutlaiiM, Gcirton Hollister: 2d, Ellas 
Dietrich, Best pair White Dorkings, old birds, Gor¬ 
ton A Hollister; 2d, Henry Ilarrlson,Rochester. Best 
White Dorking-, younir, Henry Harrison- Best trio 
Gray Dorkings, < tort on ,fc Hoi lister. Best mo Golden 
Spang, llimituirgs, U. Howland. Best old BUverSiiatl- 
glod lliiinbiirgs. Robert HeJJ, West Brighton, best 
trio Silva: Spangled Hamburg*, young, II N. Martin. 
West. Rush Best trio Black Spanish. O lliwlund; 
2d, Raymond Bros. Best trio IT lion Grays, Robert 
Bell; 2d, K. V. Murry. Best trio African Frizzles, B.W. 
Fassel Brighton Best trio Brown Red Game. CL W. 
Ynkey. Rochester. Bust Black-breasted Red Game, 
Gorton ,v Hollister; 2d, C. w. Yakcy. Best trio 
Game Bantams, G. A. Wldner. Rochester, Second 
lust pair Game Bantam*, Ones! birds ol the variety 
on exhibition,ami it u trio would have been awarded 
first pl'eiulum. K S. Rhelps, Best pair Bronze Tur¬ 
key's, A. Holehkin, Greece l 2d. Fred V. Murry. Best 
Black Turkeys, O. HowlunU. Best pair White Tut 
keys, O. Howland; 2d. Ileiiuin gIush. Best pair Cay¬ 
uga ducks. Wutrcti White, Brighton 2d, O. How¬ 
land. Best pair Aylesbury ducks, Robert Bell; 2d. 
F. V. Murry. Best Bremen geese. F. V. Murry ■ 2d. 
John Pierce. Bpencerxiort. Rost pair Guinea fowls. 
O. Supncr, Rochester: 2d, Fred. V. Murry. Best and 
greatest variety pigeons. C. W. Yakcy. Best pulr 
lop-eared or Madagascar rabbits. G. A. Widne.r: 2d, 
do. Best paircomtnun rabbits, W. A.Smith. Roches¬ 
ter: 2d, H l.eggclt. Henrietta. 
The following were awarded second premium* on 
articles on which there wapimcompetition —Pile 
Game. C. W. Ynkey; Brown turkeys. i». Brooks. 
Rochester : Rouen ducks. James Iluriuun ; 2d best 
Bull"Cochins, "Id, W. It, Warren. Albion. 
( Altos in ,m hittT.—B, \V. I iosott, Hllvnr Spangled 
Spanish ; Ii U. T/irtuRy, Scotch shepherd Slut and 7 
pups; H..I. Donnelly, Rochester, trio Light Brahma*; 
C. C. Holton, pair ftroino turkeys; Mrs. Augusta 
Elide, pair Portuguese Clilekc as; A Hutch kin, Brigh¬ 
ton. coop Light Brahma ; Douglas Ely. BrlghlOO, 
trio Black t-pauish J OltWi W. Collins, lioeliester, 
trio Black Spanish ; C l.aeT. 11 tin ting ton. Rochester, 
trio Partridge CoehIns ; M. F. Whiner, coop Bantam 
chickens ; lru Harroun, Spencerporl, trio Light Brah¬ 
mas; Wm. A. Sniilli, coop common rabldls; Jno. A. 
Nagle. Rochester, trio Light Brahmas; A. Shaw. 
Rochester, rnop Bolton Grays, trio Light Jlrahmas: 
R. J. DonHQlly. trio Light Brahmas ; glljis Dietrich, 
fancy coop. 
I Ml’i.nM l.ytk. M A PH t k kry, Ac.—Best collection i d 
agi Icultjmu implement s, quality, utility and variety 
considered, Al. AG. W l a I'd, East Avuri, dip. anil 825. 
Best exhibition of implements made by and under 
the management ut exhibitor, retoroncebeing had to 
outlay of material, utility and price,.!. Rupajie. Roch¬ 
ester, dip. and $26, Best lumber wagon, F. C, Wilson, 
Rochester, dip.and |S. Best hay rack, W. J. Kimball, 
East Henrietta. Besi assortment of plows, MatnlG. 
Wlard, dip. und $10; best subsoil plow. do. Best har¬ 
row. II. H. Hull. Bergen. Best 2-horsc cultivator. Ira 
A. Williams, West I le.n riel tu. Best wheel cult: vat or, 
l urtis Manf’g Co.. Albion. Best garden cultivator, P. 
Ailing, Norwalk,O. Best seed, corn and bean planter, 
A I,. Seward, Bergen. Best. [untiltg mill. M G Wa¬ 
terman. Lyons. 2d best feed cutter, horse power. J. 
W. MeKIndtey, Rochester. Best feed cutler, hand 
power, do ; 2d do.. A. S. Hamilton S Go.. Roehe.-ler. 
Bust sulky linv rake, G. Sweet, Dansville, dip. .mil ts, 
2d, Taylor's puicut, Dayton, O,, R. Leake. Rochester. 
Best lawn tuower, il’lillad..) Steele & Avery Roches¬ 
ter, Best grutu eradle, J. Itapelje. Best field roller, 
M & G. Mila rtf. Best power imch sheller, J. Rapelje. 
Best hand 0o„ H. W. Cornell, Owego; 2d, I). B. Suuw 
Co., Auburn. Best thrashing machine and cleaner, 
tor threshing clover. The Glen and Hall MgnfgOo., 
Rochester, dip. and $5 Best threshing machine and 
horse power combined. In operation on the grounds, 
('. S. Hall. Rochester- Best strain power threshing 
machine in operation on the ground, manurncMired 
by Nichols, Shepherd A Co., But lift Creek, Midi. Best 
corn Imsker. Phillips Spiral Corn Hnskcr. Bcsthund 
cider mill and press H Leake, (ThomA* .V Marab,) 
Springfield.O Best, pump In operation In welltfurine 
the fair. Rochester Carver Pump 00., (Up. and $5 
Best machine forrliggtug potatoes, in operation be¬ 
fore the judge*, Wing ,t Green, Rome, dip. aud $15. 
Best new and labor saving improvement in agricul¬ 
tural machinal 1 T, P. Phillips, stuck port, Columbia Co., 
Phillips’ Spiral Corn 11 nukin', flip, and $60. Best two 
dozen axes, J. Uapalje. Best dozen uX helves, do. 
Best 12 hand rakes, do. Bet ti hay forks, do. Best 6 
manure fork*, do. Best specimen portable fence, C. 
Guthrie, Peoria, 
Discretion a it v.—F F, Holbrook & Co., Boston, 
Mass., a very valuable collection of plows, dip, H. 
Wray & Sun. Rochester, specimens brass, first pre- 
mnnn, dtp. II. O. Barnum, tUieliuster, bean thresher, 
honorable umntlnn, dip. A. "rvis, Roehester.Amer- 
Icitu portable tjirm rnlLI, Mr*] premium, dip. H.J. 
Rent, Palmyra. Kent's patent potato planter, first 
premium, dip. Ira A. Hibbard, Rochester, adjusta¬ 
ble suction harvesting knife, first premium, dip. Ira 
I*. Corb!n, Whitney’s Point, Eureka butter worker, 
first premium, dip. Lambert A 8cratltoni. Roehcslcr, 
Peorlos* illshuiistior. first premium. Homer Hall 
West Bergen, JCmpire w ind mill, first premium,dip., 
and $o. Miller A Went worth, Seneca Kails, one wa¬ 
ter drawer, first premium, dip. IJ. W. Mount, Medi¬ 
na, apple grater, first premium, dtp. S. K. Hawkins’ 
turbine water wheel, first premium, (lip. Nash Bros., 
New York, buy tedder, first premium, dip. O. M. 
.Mitchell, Marathon, N. Y., Matchless Clothes washer, 
first premium, dtp lUid $.'>. TiH’ordA Hibburd, Roch¬ 
ester. Iron lathe chuck, first premium, dip. Edward 
Heath. Fowletville. Heath *elf-regnlating windmill, 
dip. M. U. Bidleiiilne, Chill, subsoil plow, Barham 
A Pierce's, certificate of merit Self Closing Hinge 
Company, Rochester, on,- patent coal ash airier, cer¬ 
tificate Of merit, Hawley & Co., Utica, Collection 
pipe skeins, boxes, holsler plates, stake irons, grap¬ 
pling irons, Min me tree irons and iron axles, all 
worthy of notice its useful inventions, dip. IS. W. 
ilotidoo. Alilen, funning mill and grain separator, 
certificate or merit, W. 8. Binghamton, Cohas’ weight 
power, for churning, (to., certificate of merit. H. 
Galletdine. Greece,Improved plow wheel, certificate 
'••rit N J Ro-.' ' 1 1 11 Br is. ,v Co.’s 
clothes wringer, certificate of merit- N. J. Rice. 
American fruit and laril press, dip T. J. Parker, 
turn-table castors, Corliuoate of merit. William 
Ba.rrv, Rochester, fluid meter for sirups, certificate 
of merit; leather punching nnd footling machines 
for baud sewing, dip. James H. Alexander, Geneva, 
two faucets, certificate. I • L. Truer. Winehcrdon, 
-Mush.. Buy Stale hay rake, certificate of merit. A. 
Pickett, Rochester, adjustable harvest I ng knife, dip. 
Toots and .Machinery-—B est assortment car¬ 
penters" tools, 1). K. Barton, Rochester. Best assort¬ 
ment coopers' tools, do., do. Best assortment edge 
tools, do., do. Best portable machine for watering 
grounds, Rochester Carver Pump Co , Rochester. 
Best hay and cattle scales. Jones & Howe, Rochester. 
Discretionary, -Jones \ Howe, line exhibit of 
platform, counter and small scale*, dip. Milton Love 
bolt cutters and drills—good improvement and effect¬ 
ive for the purpose designed, certificate. J. S. Irwin, 
Rochester, files ti* perfoct us any offered to the pub¬ 
lic, dip. ,M . Gregg or Rochester unit S. K. Hawkins, 
of Burlingiou Flats, each exhibit Turhlne waier 
wheels—deserving honorable mention, but thecuru- 
tnittee decline to speak of their relative merits. M. 
Gregg, slave machine knife—Is an excellent speci¬ 
men of workmanship, certificate. F- P Jaquitb, 
Hooslc Falls, patent atitl-frlotlon power; patent 
transmitting power. These machines are worthy "t 
public attention, dip. F. 1*. Jaquith, thresher. The 
principle upon which the flail or this machine works 
is new aud we think a groat Improvement, dip. 
familial' willi Hie modus operand/ , and send 
such sketches as will enable any ordinarily 
skillful farm hand to make this simple ma¬ 
chinery for boring the holes ia the posts, 
morticing them out, pointing the rails, dig¬ 
ging the holes in the earth, and putting up 
the fence. The posts arc feet, long for a 
six rail fence, which is I lie lies! and most 
generally used, and 3 to 4 inches thick: and 
7 to 8 inches wide. These posts are hewn 
out. The holes in the posts are oblong, (up 
and down the post,) and in size are by 6 
inches. The rails are9*^ feet long, and 5 lo 
0 inches wide by 2 to 3 inches thick on the 
bark edge, and a quarter to a half inch thick 
on tiie other edge. 
In building fence, the bark, or thick edge, 
is placed down, as the thin edge sheds rain 
or snow more readily, which prevents rot¬ 
ting so rapidly. The rails lap in the holes 
Fio. 4. 
Fig. 3, in which two large wooden pegs are 
driven in each to receive the rail, and be¬ 
tween these pegs the rail is placed thin edge 
up, and fastened in between the pegs with 
wedges of wood. They are now sharpened 
off to about an inch thick, for six or 8 inch¬ 
es, the corners slightly nipped, and the work 
is done. A man will point over 200 in a day. 
To make holes in the earth a digger 
(Fig. 2) is used. It is about 10 inches long 
by 5 wide, made perfectly straight, and to 
TWdgh, handle and all, about 12 pounds. It 
is made of good iron, laid with the best steel. 
Any blacksmith can make one. They cost 
here $1.50 without the handle. The handle 
should he 0 feet long and heavy. A club at 
one end would do for a rammer to ram tbe 
dirt in the holes, but I [prefer a rammer 
separate. 
In making tbe fence, set the first post 
firmly, and slip iu one end of the rails, as 
shown at a, in Fig. 4. After the next hole 
is dug, set Hie next post in, and before you 
put in the dirt place the other end of the 
rails in, on both sides, and drive, then fill 
up and ram firmly, and so on to the end. 
Drive the rails witli a wooden maul. Never 
use an ax. 
When you come to a corner, you must 
have a large post., with holes in the sides— 
the other holes only half-way through the 
post, to receive the turn rails. In digging 
the holes, ft little practice will enable you to 
throw out over half of the dirt with the dig¬ 
ger, (seed, Fig. 2,) especially if the earth is te- 
WESTERN NEW YORK PAIR. 
PREMIUMS AWARDED JN LEADING DEPARTMENTS, 
about five or six inches, asshown in the sec¬ 
tion, In making the posts the timber is cut 
into proper lengths and then split in proper 
size and hewn—leaving the ground end, for 
two feet, rough and unhewn, giving a stout 
base. This part of the work is done in the 
forest, after which they are hauled home and 
put iu piles ready for boring, &c. A good 
plan is to have them under shelter, where 
they can he worked upon in bad weather, 
when nothing else can he done. The rails 
ma}’ also be pointed in similar weather. The 
mode of making the oblong boles in tiie post 
is shown in I he cut at figure 1, a represent¬ 
ing the post, thin edge up. Two holes are 
bored with a two and a-quarter iuch auger, 
at the points shown by the holes in the post 
on the trestle, at a. The auger holes are six 
inches apart from outside to outside. The 
Ires'' uno is made of stout timber and 
piano, as shown in the figure. The planks 
arc put on the benches edgewise, and fast¬ 
ened with stout pins. A plaulc is placed 
from one bench to the other for the post to 
rest on, and these benches are eleven and a- 
half feet apart. In the two planks it will 
be seen that notches are sawed at points to 
correspond with the holes to be made by 
the auger. 
These notched plank are placed thirteen 
or fourteen inches apart, to enable t he round 
Fio. 3. 
or square wheel (see Figs. 1 and 5) to run 
easily in between them. The post is held 
on the plank firmly by stout wooden pins 
and wedges. The bottom hole in the post 
is made two inches above the ground level. 
The next bole is three inches from the top 
of the bottom hole; the next four inches 
above that; the next is five above that, and 
should be. The Philips Corn Husker 
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