1851 
THE CULTIVATOR 
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Which received the second premium for light soils, at the trial instituted by the New-York State Agricultural 
Society, June, 1850. It is manufactured by Mr. Chase, with various other sizes, at Amsterdam, N. Y. For par- 
ticulars, see report of the committee on the trial referred to, in our columns for 1850, pp. 324-330—also Transac¬ 
tions of the Society for 1850. 
third kind is where no stone is convenient; the iron post 
is then set into a cast-iron plate, represented in Fig. 6, 
which plate should be about two feet long, and buried 
below the surface about six inches, which makes a very 
permanent post, unless the land is subject to heaving by 
frost; in such case the plate should be buried deeper. 
Fig. 1 is a view of a fence supported by posts of small 
iron, round or square, about half of an inch in diameter 
if square, and five-eights of an inch if round; the manner 
of constructing the posts is shown in the cut, so plain as 
to require no further description. The square pickets 
Fig. 7. 
are put through round holes, as shown in Fig. 7, which 
also shows the manner of fastening the iron posts to the 
lower rail, by square staples driven round the iron into 
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Fig. 8. 
the wood; Fig. 8, shows the manner of putting paling 
through the rails instead of square pickets. 
Below are estimates, showing the relative cost of fences 
of stone and iron posts, and posts all iron,—the wood 
work not planed. About sixteen cents a rod may be 
saved by letting the pickets or paling go through the 
lower rail to the ground,and dispense with the base-board. 
Cost of picket fence with base-board, (Fig. 1.) per rod— 
20 feet 1| inch lumber, at $7.00 per M...... 
16 feet 1 inch lumber, at $5.50 per M. 
5 lbs. iron, at 8 cents per pound,. 
1 stone, say,. 
Expense of constructing,.. 
Total,,_.... 
$0 14 
16 
40 
25 
30 
$1 18 
Cost of pale fence, without base-board, (Fig. 2.) per rod— 
15 feet 1| inch lumber, at $7.00 per M.$0 11 
20 feet | inch lumber, at $5.00 per M. 10 
5 lbs. iron,. 40 
1 stone, say,. 25 
Expense of constructing,. 30 
$1 16 
Cost of three rail and double picket fence, with all iron posts, 
and with base-board, (Fig. 3,) per rod— 
25 feet 1 inch lumber, at $5.50 per M.$0 13 
17 feet \\ inch lumber, at $7.00 per M. 12 
7 lbs. wrought iron, 8 cents per pound,. 56 
9 lbs. cast iron, 3£ cents per pound,. 32 
Expense of constructing,. 20 
$1 33 
Cost of a picket fence, with all iron posts, and with base¬ 
board, per rod— 
20 feet 1J inch lumber, at $7.00 per M.$0 14 
«J.6 feet 1 inch lumber, at $5.50 per M. 09 
7 lbs. iron, 8 cents per pound,. 56 
9 lbs. cast iron, 3£ cents per pound,.. 32 
Expense of construction,. 20 
$1 31 
The above estimate must be varied to conform to the 
place and circumstances attending the construction of the 
fences. If required to be constructed by hand labor, the 
last item in each estimate should be doubled, at least, 
but if water or steam power be used, with proper con¬ 
veniences, and materials are procured as estimated, the 
cost will not exceed the estimates. 
Iron posts of this construction, have never been in use 
to my knowledge, but square pickets have been put 
through round holes in the rails, for a number of years, 
to great advantage. Dean. Lyonsdale, N. Y, Feb. 8. 
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Great Products of Wool. —Mr. Nathan Cushing, of 
Woodstock, Vermont, recently deposited in the White 
River wool depot, 490 fleeces of well washed wool, which 
weighed 1,754 pounds, and sold for $764.34. The extra 
sold for 46 cents, the fine 43! cents, and No. 1, 41! cts., 
No. 2, at 40 cents. Average sale by the fleece, $1.91. 
Mr. Bridge, of Pomfret, deposited 332 fleeces, which 
weighed 1,447 pounds, which sold for $616.32, the diffe¬ 
rent qualities bringing prices of the first mentioned lot, 
Vermont Journal, 
