| Show A PORTABLE trow how to talco malco 12 how to rt rift it up and how to tale it down A correspondent lent of the ohio farmer furnished tho the following sketch and ee description of a portable fence lie ho baa used with satisfaction tor for twelve years ho he says gays II 11 ivo bour boards 14 feet long S 5 inches wilo i and 1 gliick n tako two banow boards 31 3 2 feet long cut notches I 1 q J q I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 t L I 1 AI vaa 1 n 1 ay I 1 uc ts w J rl a 2 ON ONE resel or OF A FEC in them 1 inch deep as far apart as you yon want the boards and fisten fasten them to alio abe bini barn floor to put tile tho ends of tho the boar boards 1 I in ono one at each end these boards aio it 0 7 inches apart then cut three St Zips ps same saino length of these nail one in fit tho the center and the other two 13 15 inches from each end wiio rho nails anti ami clinch well we this ini hes one panel I 1 as shown in ill F fis ig 1 how to put it lip set posts 13 feet apart muse ts the patica 0 inches from the ground ronad and L boro ore a aj g hole hola through tile the post under tile tho top board into which drive tho the hook book shown at it fig S 0 tim chii hook is made of 11 2 inch square iron iron put another hook under tinder the t third hird L oard board from top as shown this gives 3 oil cm a lip lap of G inches of panel arillo hooks up sting snug pad lid you will have a good stron strong fence that bothin nothing will disturb lis when aien you want to move the fence stint stait tile tho hooks bach with a blow or two of the hammer cost of fence it takes about 25 foot feet of lumber to each panel therefore There fora 1000 feet will malce make 40 panels or SO 30 rods of fence ono act acet of Iio C SO 0 0 r forty chestnut posts at ee en cents culs each cach 3 1 1 CO 0 r illey books clout blout 2 n ina aiila I 1 I 1 a 1 43 total 1503 or 50 cents per rod this does docs not include making of panels or sharpening of posts this 13 ii about tile price of material leri here of course the cost varies ii different localities As A ain in alia panch can call be mido made to sait any one by laving laviris wider raider boards or spaces sp ices but tit ti is to have them clahe so they will ari il hang oa 01 the books ou on any ally post ad All vantages of this fence it can call bra be mado made on oil stormy stonny days in a r workshop aorl callop or on tho the barn poor door it does not tako taho illy any more nails you yon save a middle post an and l that will pay for two hooks and they will last forever foie foi vcr ever by starting tile tho 12 ool 3 back a little it is very taken down to be moved or laid down allin all winter avoiding all snowdrifts snow drifts drive your posts in tho the spring it if necessary anil and hang up lip a again ain and when v hen you wish t to move them thein you can draw 13 15 or 20 panela p mels at one load of bars or gates I 1 make them 12 feet long only ono post port near each end and ono hook in ill cadi post under the tha second board front from top to fasten it dore a hole in tho the width of bobra above the hoo hook k and put a pin in n jt I 1 t call in abken talk 11 1 1 04 W J 1 ac 7 iii ai atsuo at as quiel buick 1 1 i c rm r m ncr q I 1 ad id c i utting a gate ant and answers era every purpose ol 01 of f an expensive gate |
