be '-wire fence: Set substantial posts one
rod apart; the posts at the starting point
should be braced by cutting a notch in it
two and a half feet from the ground, and
runninc a Krone pole fnm tbe notch to
the toot of the second post, where It is fit
ted to rest firmly, and is supported about
three inches above the ground by means ot
a short block driven down beside the fence
post. This method of bracing should be
repeated once in forty rods. A faulty
construction would be to cut tbe notch in
the staniag post four le t from the ground.
make tbe brace shorter, and allow tbe low
er end to rest upon the ground, for tbe
moment the wire is lightened npou the
fence, the short brace acts as a fulcrum
to lift the initial post. When the posts are
set a wire is wrapped firmly around the
post, four feet and two inches from the
ground; then the cod is unrolled forty rods
aud tbe wire drswn tight by means or
set of pulleys with grapples. After this
wiie has been securely stapled, a 6econd is
similarly fastened one foot below this, lea
ving a foot space between the respective
wires, the mound space is fourteen inches.
Four wires thus arranged make a perfect
cattle fence. For horses the lower wire
should be without barbs to prrvent cutting
the knee, and a fifth wire snould be placard
upon the posts five feet from the ground.
