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(5) 1045 Some Suggestions iorEconomical Fencing . Article No. 42 on "Diversffication and Independence in 1915!" By L. A. MARKHAM. . . -r t- -r "V T A Jiti rk til A Art 1 ' i.1 1 . ' rN SEbJUV, "vc ne eest nce in the long posts nf w.. 3 i t i ii a i " muvaoie tence which ,ai.u t,.... ..A. : , ,. . ' " wv ouv.U ail ctUUIIUcUlUC number of . factors the building of sn uccn glven some - ,. -. - VJ w AAA UV.11 III I II 1 1 Y A 4. au A. mi i nto consid- fenc ne-. it i Pnt;i m: ? . 1 "weni.- mere are , - v. .... v.iv uussi p inr him ..... f onv. Ifindi nf tPtifitio' rim Riif Jf i 6 Li lich on ation. mplishe xnir m LCI ilia . . ..a i n mir.Miuiia wiiiLii unuci- uniirn 111 imh npcirsi -i i . the enu. - . - - - uv,uv,u iciigiii wun nog do to bother ahnnt d.iraM ef.'. k we are a . . . i. v, tn be taKen into consia- tencine-. it is nt riir 7 , . . wnicn . . - , - .v - v.jr vwwuic ior mm countrv without " -. Tt,o fpnrincr which is ar- - tn pnnctmrf n ui. ... vtuuivi wiinout eration. -?., v .. . : ' --w muvauic ience wnici comphsnea - -rr uywnere it may be re- of ; ordinary timh.r tha i": "IZ ftften De ine uiuH.uisivt iu :4uacu. inis can be done hv mv.ri ... - v; v : . ""V . i 1 i sections of especially durable Up real etunuiiij wy.. - v-.. ., .. ...y -uu v vwaau. utimg . uorient sun- How long will the fence last without ports, answering for posts, for them iv m mio at tne ends. The Best Wire to Use ANE of theiggest economic factors ed. This can Hp Hnn k . quinary ximDer that it may r to expensive repairing: wnat Kina or service will it give while it does last? What kind of fencing will best meet my farm requirements ? The moat economical fence is the' least expen sive one which , will satisfy. the- re- rements indicated in tnese ques- Let us see what kind that -is; in all other -sections durability is a very important consideration,: even to the small farmer, and a man" will, find; it the part of economy to use one of these, three classes ' of posts in his fencing. . y ' ' , .tjui tions Posts of Durable Timber WHAT we shall have to say in this article as to the advisability of using concrete or treated wooden posts "applies, of course, only where to.be taken into, consideration in "buying fencing wire is its lasting qualities,: and the lasting oualitv of . ; ' 4 - . wire is aetermined mainly by its abili- Fencing to; Meet the-Farm Re, Zt&ttt: flUirementS - i : ering and begins to corrode and wear a sufficient - supply, of eood. durable "; out; but good galvanized wire, on the timber is not to be found' in the TAKING the last of these questions' other hand,: will resist these destruc- "woods. A man who has plenty of bols first, the farm ought to be fenced,: five changes almost: indefinitely. For d'arc, black locust, walnut, cedar, 6r for one thing, so as to enable a man this reason, while the cost of galvan- eTen, mulberry or good postoak need not go to the expense of buying artifi cial or treated posts. It is not us ually; economical, either, . to treat these posts with preservatiyes, for the treatment does not add enough to the life of the post to justify the expense. The : best . plan is' to simply season them - thoroughly,, or slightly.' char th em, and. avoid preservatives. Concrete Posts TT APPEARS from investigations re A corded in Farmers' Bulletin No. 403, of , the United States Department of Agriculture,' that, with rock or gravel at $1 per yard, sand at $1, cement at $1.50 per barrel, wire cable 'for rein ' forcing aH per pound, and labor at ' about 20 cents per hour, .the cost of "heavy1 triangular" . concrete posts would be about 29 cents apiece. At this price, if the posts stand 12 feet apart, the posts for fencing a square farm of 40 acres will cost $127.50. Here, again, the cost looks' a little high; but there are many sections where concrete oosts. even at this to get the greatest . possible benefit ized wire isa little higher than paint- price, would be less expensive than from his pastures. . -.As a great many ed wire, it is more economical in the g00d durable wooden posts. In some farms are now fenced the hogs cannot long run to buy it. . sections locust posts sell as high as be turned on the peanuts .or the pea : However, in buying even galvapized 35 cents apiece, willow 25 cents, and nel4 because therejareno hog-proof ; wire a man cannot be entirely certain bois d'arc 40 cents. . : , fences to keep them inside.or to keep as toV.it lasting qualities, unless he "A man ought, if practicable, to make them, from depredating on- other' makes an actual test of its plating; his own posts. The home manufac crops. Even, the cattle" and horses- for only a carefully conducted test; ture of concrete fence posts is by no cannot be turned :onl;the -cornfield "can determine accurately the thick-- means a complicated or formidable sometimes on account of there being. neSs of the protecting coat of zinc, undertaking. Bulletin No. 403 of the no cross fences to restrain , their "Where a man is buying only a small United States Department of Agricul- rambling about - the place. ' Indeed, amount of wire the testing may riot ture gives full instructions for 'doing were can hardly be any systematic be sufficiently important to justify the the work. The molds can be made of farming without systematic fencing to sman troubfe and expense; but in the wood at very small expense; or sev- make it possible and practicable,' case of a man who is buying a large eral neighbors can go in together and Prom these reflections we arrive at quantity of galvanized wire, especial-; buy a set of steel molds to be used the conclusion that-a larce oart of ev- lv that Guaranteed! to carry a high among them time about. The best ery neral farm, producing general percentage of zinc, the test should al- plan, in fact, is to buy both molds and ri a T nvciloCK pugnt to be en- ways : be made, and it may prove a closed by a hog-proof fence ; and that, very profitable piece of work. It will " 'v wuj) luirtiiun iiiLiuu- snow wneiner or. uui inc wii c vai i ::'' w:?;'::'ci'likV'l:s? ::. . CONCRETE FENCE POSTS, SHOWING ANCHOR POST AND BRACES MADE OP " CONCRETE "pasture crops is to-be maintained the oercentage of zinc it is supposed nnrtinn r( tlio farm to be divided, into at least three ..w lour, sections by hog-proof cross 2V .permanent pastures,' .also, . 6"i 10 De tenced hog-proof. .. v. r-yji itutiiiir . is . .ni rniirsp. a "'tie exripncJtr . it. . . i-r ' 1-. ::... t)..ii: O'XQ nf the f - ... b v V 1A1 J. M ' to carry whether or not it will have the durability it ought to have. The test is easy to make,Vsince jt consists simply in immersion of a piece of the wire in a solution of copper sulphate. A description, of the process is given $27 rods for 30-inch hog wire and United States Department of Agncul- OU-rod Snohl inr nrvno-h nr ... .o per barbed the h wire to put two strands above og wirp, tVi i.v.i.... SOliaro X ' wiic 11 1CI1WC d $114 r i rm of 40 acres would, cost smaiw PrPrtionately: more- for' for 1, r lon&er fields, though less value nTVi ts uub considering ,tne The Fence Post Problem A N IMPORTANT element of econ omy in a fence post is its durabil While the original cost of the utilized K I iJaatura&e wmcn can oe . more durable post may be cons uer temaS;.05"?1111 3 6, bly higher than that of :the ordinary tioris wS ! cropping: opera-v GCk-rotting;kind, it is.alwaysfound Aat th T" l!naff? Possible; we see fn th( materials cement, sand and gravel- together, cooperatively, so as to feet the benefit of lowest prices.' . .; .;V . V.,ov:v .; V;;r:Vv; ;..; Wooden Posts, Treated IN MANY sections there is little or no timber that will make.a durable post ; and, at the same time, materials for the manufacturer of concrete ; are far away and very expensive. Here the best and least expensive solution of the problem is the making of or dinary posts durable by giving them some sort of good preservative treats ment. Pine, cottonwood, gum, elm, hickory, ash, maple, willowi etcj can be made, by different methods of treatment, to last as long as the dura ble woods or longer. This is an ex- nerimentally established fact. ; V . .,. One of. these methods is the char- . t 4-Via ncf rtvior' ;Sn' nripn tire. '--'-: r - . ..j ji u(( -v ring, ui ,wc :." the ho? Z r ? ' wc in the end t0 De a M i VJf ,thus giving it a coat which isesistant nog-proof. fence may. easily. c;ve -There are three;classes of usg g . t the -w. tv. . - ncts which nave. me. uudinj ""V . p nrMnisms which bnni? th:r.sies of . - r;: , MP. viz: nosts of - r1 - z : :u,uZ . 'c, th0 - --"co win run xnrouKnout Diiiiv.iu ,f5v tr : ohnnt riecav. .11 is uci iu wim nic An Opportunity To-Help- YOUR SCHOOL The school that vour childrph attend is your school. 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