Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22
Portable Fences.

Where it is desirable 10 set up fence
for enclosing a field for 4 single season, or
for a few years at most, some sort Of a
portable fence is decidedly preferable to
the more expensive and substantial stone
wall, or even 4 wooden fence Of posts and
rails. Sometimes one may have few
calves thar he would like to give small
enclosure in some moving field, or a sick
animal may need a field by itself \ SOW
with pigs or a few sheep may need a special
enclosure for 4 month or two, after which
the fence might be no longer needed IN the
same place. Uuder such circumstances,
some Kind Of light, cheap fence that can
be readily put up and taken down will
prove very convenient and may pay good
per cent on the cost Of making and setting
Il.
The fence described at the winter meet
inc Of the Connecticut State Board OF
Agriculture at Wins;ed by Mr.. Hubbard
OF MHdiletown, struck US as being the
best thing Of the kind we have ever seen.
I, is plain, simple, light and cheap, anu
when set up and properly pinned, will
turn all kinds OF stock that should be
enclosed by fences.
The stock required for such fence
consists Of four boards, T. feet long by u
inches wide, equal to n feet two pieces
of 2x4 ioist, . feet long, equal to 65 feet :;
two stakes for props a feet long, which
may be round sap.ings from the woods;
two pieces of board inches wide and a
.co; or more long, and about 20 tengeuny
fence nails. The tools needed for building
such a fence are q hammer, an Inch aud d
half augur, half inch bit and saw, all
ofwb.ca any farmer ought to be competent
10 usS.
The fence should lean from the field TO
be ua>turei, with the props upon the
opposite side, although cattle may run on
ei.he. size with little danger Of MS being
thrown down or broken. For pig, calves
or other small animals, fence one fourth
lower might answer Us well. When finish
al and set up. 1t vii, stand as firmly as q
wook-,awvcr's horse. and may be removed
and reset in a new locality about Us
easily.
During the discussion which followed
the exhibition Of mode. o.! this fence by
MIR. Hubbard, several farmers criticised
+. because Sc Wa, uo, more sUJstautial,and
/, Was proposed by some gentleman TO
have the paunc,s lock into each other and
confined together by mailing or otherwise
Jut tai, would defeat the very ohicc,
which Mr.. Hubbard had IN view, that OF
masking fence ,h4t should no., stand ioue
In the same place without moving.
AS fast q, farmers out-row the idea OF
kccriu. up great amount OF permanent
fence for dividing their moving and ti.Iaga
land, into small lots, they wi. appreciate
the aiy mage OF some kind OF light
cheap, portable fence, that caa be pct up
or taken down In "a few hours around
crop, that need pyo'ec: on for q shog.
time. or for enclosing young stock 81,
a. tain seasons, or the ..tcr-.tcd ln the
moving e lbs. Bat what see most ncei
to Learn at present is the false economy
ofjuuiius aud trying to support so many
unnecessary fences around aud across ou-
u.la-c lands. Pastures must Doe !encci
for the r.cseu,, but the time will come
when tcrccs around moving lots and
gardens and by the roaisiics viii be ias
.e>> common than is now the ease. Peo-
pie are learning that fences cost more
than thcy are worth, and Yankees don,
.ioc TO trade in halfway a great While
after they learn the tac;.-.N. E.toTmer.