The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-07-29
Wire Eenccs...the Great Sbieo.
ton Removed.

The amount Of capital employed IN the
construction and repair ot wooden fenc's IN
the United States would be deemed fabulous,
were not the estimates founded on statistical
facts, which admit OF no dispute. Burnap,
wGll-knoNn agricultural writer, says
Strange as it may seem, the greatest invest
mcut in this country, the most costly pro-
duction OF human inlusTy, IS the co'nhon
fences which divide the fields from the high
way and separate them rom liother No
man dreams that, when compared with the
outlay for these unprcttndmg monuments oil
art our cities aud our towns, WITH al ol
their wealth, arc left lar behind. lou WIZ
scarcely believe me when say that ne Ter
ccs Of his country cost more than toonty
limGs the spscie that is i7l IL
This statement, incredible as It may az.
pear at the first glance, has been authentcs-
ted by elaborate calcuations, and serves to
SHOW the great importance Of substituting
more suitable article than wood asa material
Tor fencing. Iron is that material.
Strength, iigntness, r-.'-A,"':' ''o7""o',
and chcapuess, arc the advantages coihoihcu
in the improved forms OF the Torl Jsacs
III. serious objections formerly urged
against the invention--sucha AS Inc expansion
and contraction Of the metal in high and low
temperatures, and the consequent diihcuty
of keeping il ''taut;" the heavy cost of u
close, impenetrable, octave all BEEN thor
oughy overcome and iron fencing now oius
fair to form the boundary and partitIoh liheS
Of every donlan. Among the styles most IN
vogue among the farmers is the iron post snd
rail fence fhc manner Of lis construction
resembles that of tho horizontal ral.icnc'.
By all ingenious arrangement the faIis are
hooked through the mortlccs IN the posts
anl securely fastened the requisite tension
b ing preserved under all circumstances
Wire netting comes next IN order. VAST
improvements have recently been made III
the manufacture Of this invaluable species OF
fencing. steam and the loom nave pceh
brought into requisiton, and the article Is
now woven OF sufficient hncncss TO exclude
chickens, yet strong enough 70 resist hoss'
sheep, and catt e. The machinery ny winch
II is manufactured is in itself a rnechanlcsi
novelty, and after seeing 1t operate, ono
would scarcely be surprised 10 hear IL lalh
French. The WOO. 10 thrown oil Nlth great
rapidity and the facility with which II -
woven, a. well as the comparatively Small
amount ofmaterial required by the new eco
nOmic process, cuaDi.s tne Mahu'aclu'er "
aIJrd this excellent fence at avery mouerats
d .gL. W nave sCCU SSFS!d az SP' it'N"' ~ "
=. tae ware-rooms of Mr Wicserham, ol2
B o4dsay, to whose practical sk',, as an IN
entor and manufacturer OF met ic i'ncing,
tne agricultural intcres, in this country onyo
81. much This new style of wire'ience is
made up in compact rolls, which are readily
lnwound as the process of erection goes on,
and can be Afforded ss ow as from 10 cents
/ to 81 per rod OF ID IL feet, As it will ex-
c.uIy al! live stock, from chicken TO ar OK,
it i, admirably adapted to fields, lawns, gar
dens, door-yards, railroads, and, m tact, 10
al locaitic. where close ienceis required,
and cheapnt.s, as well as beauty, is an oil
igct. Enlightened farmers, throus hout tho
cour -, are thoroughly alive to the value
and importance of wire fences, and, as
large number of our country subscribers
consist Of this class, our remarks upon tho
subject especially as they invite attention 70
what W. deem valuable Improvement, VIII
not be considered out Of place. sunday
| limes.