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Show CSp r DURABLE HOG YARD FENCE. Method of Construction of One Out of Woven Wire. Tho question of cheap, durablo and serviceable fonclng for tho Bmall yards adjacont to tho piggery is an Important problem, says It. S. Shaw, of Michigan, In Prnlrlo Farmer. During Dur-ing tho past, lumber In various forms has been converted Into fencos of different dif-ferent styles for thlB purpose, but now its scarcity and high prlco render its ubo almost prohibitive. A tight board fence probably makoa tho most perfect ono for turning hogs. We havo attempted to make a suitable suit-able substitute, in largo part, for tho lumber except In tho caso of tho dl- Durable Hog Yard Fence. visions botwoon tho boar pens. Tho foncos forming our smnll pons are constructed of woven wlro with 2xC Inch material at bottom and top. Tho plan is shown In tho accompanying sketch. Cedar posts aro placed In this ense, a Httlo less than eight feet apart. (Thoy should not bo moro than this 'distance for pen fencos.) Tho posts were riotcho4 out nt the bottom and top ono Inch deep and the width of tho 2xG. Thus tho 2xG's when firmly spiked In place, Instead of bolng Hush, projected an inch out from tho surface of tho post. Tho 26-Inch woven wlro wnB placed on tho posts with top and bottom wires Just touching tho 2x0's. Tho woven wlro was not stapled to tho end posts but each strand brought around tho post nnd wrapped on It-Holf. It-Holf. Tho wlro fencing wnB also stapled to tho Intormcdlato cedar poBt and tho top and bottom wires to tho 2x6'b, against which thoy rested. Tho; woven wlro used was special hog fence with soven lateral wires, top and bottom wires No. 9 and intermediate in-termediate No. 12. Thoro aro 28 No. 11 cross wires to tho rod. Tho woven wlro and 2x0 make tho fence 38 inches high. This has furnished a cheap fence nnd nfter thrco seasons' uso wo aro perfectly satisfied with it Hut ono repnlr has been uuulo nnd that at n point where a Haw occurred in thu wlro. Tho openings of theso pens consist of doors which slldo up nnd down In grooves nt tho sides, dropping Into slots nt tho bottom to prevent I pigs from opening them. |