Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-08

to she earth by means sof loop or stirrup,
attached to the inner strip, through which
a stake, with head, is driven into the
earth. A brace some four or four aad a
half feet long, reaching within foot of the
top Of the upright, and extending to dis
tance Of eighteen inches from the fence in
wardly, is applied and fastened at the top
by nails or bolts, and to the earth by
means of a loop similar to the one
already described. The planks comprising
the fence rest upon the tops of the separating
blocks and between the bolted strips, the
ends of the planks forming continuous
line butting against each other. No nails
are used for fastening the planks and all
inferior planks that cannot be kept to their
places BY nails are made serviceable by this
invention.
The uprights may be prepared within
doors during bad weather, and this fence
can be built in much shorter space of time
than an ordinary post fence.
As no holes are dug and the stakes are
driven in the hard earth, the fence will re-
sist the action of back water, and is there
fore admirably adapted for enclosing low
lands subject to overflow. For the same
reason it cannot be blown down by winds
that SO often occur endangering the crops
by exposing them to the ravages of stock.
ITS APPLICATION TO RAIL FENCES. .
The uprights made for the construction
of rail fences consist of two pieces of rails,
as long as the height of the fence, fastened
together by loops placed within foot of
each end. About four inches of space is
left between the uprights, and in place of
separating blocks the rails lap about four
inches between the two uprights. In this
manner a fence seven rails high will reach
height of some five or five and half feet
by having the ends of the upper rails large
and tlattened so as to 60 between the
stanchions.
The whole fence is braced and anchored
to the ground in the same manner
as the fence constructed of planks, and it
is durable, strong, secure and tasty. Its
handsome appearance pleases the eye and |
adds to the beauty of the farm and land
scape.
COMPARED WITH CROOKED FENCES.
It will turn stock much more effectually |
than zigzag, old Virginia fence, that is ten
rails high, staked and ridered; because it is
well known that stock will jump a crooked
fence much more readily than a straight ore,
and because there is no possibility of knock
ing off the top rails.
Being only seven or eight rails high and |
straight, it requires only one half the num-
Der of rails to build it, saving about 1000
rails to the mile.
Being fastened to the earth it cannot blow |
down nor feat away.
The stanchions being placed upon rocks,
they will neither rot nor allow the fence to
settle in the earth.
It saves about two-thirds of the land re-
quired to build a crooked fence.
1t saves one-half the hauling, which is
always heavy and expensive job in the
building of fences.
PIVOT OR FLOOD FENCE.
The patent fastening of Mr.. Seat is also
applied to his celebrated pivot or food
fence. The popularity of this fence con-
sists in the fact that the palings are
Co. hy- M n
clearly how this is done, suppose fence
is to be constructed six feet four inches
high of paling: Take Stats seven feet long
and saw in the middle, then with bit bore
holes from the edge about four inches from
one end of these Stats; run rod through
these holes stringing as it were the paling;
then turn up every other paling which
should be sharpened and bolted on two
horizontal Stats at the top and two at the
bottom. Each panel then becomes hinge
which permits the lower part, unless anchor
ed by the patent fastening to the ground, to
rise and fall with the water.
As the palings are not nailed on, they can
not be knocked off and so become an effectuAl
and reliable safeguard against orchard, gar
den ard poultry thieves. Any panel in this
may be used as a gate by being swung with
hinges to the adjoining panel. The same
may be done with the panels of the fence
constructed of planks by having two ad-
ditional uprights and swinging to the up
right of the adjoining panels.
The patent fastenings may also with great
advantage be applied to the common picket
fence, and thus obviate the necessity of
driving the pickets in the ground. Strips |
nailed at bottom and top to which the loops
or stirrups may be fastened is all that is ne
cessary. They may be braced just as the
ether fences.
Mr.. Seat is one of the most enterprising
and industrious mechanics Of Davidson
county, an honest man and a clever gentle
man. We trust oar people may give him that
announcement which the merits Ofhis inven-
ton entitle him'to, and that it may prove
remunerative to him and of benefit to the
community. Millions of dollars would be
saved to the State by its universal adop-
ton.
Mr.. Seat, we understand, has already sold
a number Of counties, and our best farmers
are adopting it; among the rest, Messrs. Lit
ton, Stull, Green, Maxey, and others.
'sWHAT DO WE NEED?''
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1S72.-I |