, 1880-05-01
1,ARDED WIRE.
,..r,or;ty Of This 8ubshtuto for
Lumber for Fencing.
MIN, Demand for tho Last.Namod Artl'
' c,o Has Deconio Stationary.

wf. I
c,e Has Become Stationary
49,. orrtcrlturtsts everywhere, bltt es-
~, ,,," Il, tic West tho question OF fencing
Nem e"n ~ ilo most Interesting things III co'l-
,so sao,ion with firm improvements partleu-
nes..gn - that class IN the West who are rnp-
,,'r Inc, r,yIng tho rligeed primitive lace OF tio
iav ssns Tint nprparnncn Of beauty charneio5lA'
,aa" 'am 10 rourttcs Of Grcdt Britain, the prov
,'s ."sas NJ Franco md soMe of tho older states
','II ~ ,ho Unio,,. Necessity brought forth TIC
-, "onr inventions In agricultural maeh1hcry
,', hv which Tho farmers labors nave oeeh
mo,le less ar,luo,,s, ard necessity nas oroughs
n'a,,S 'us .ho horboL fence. by which lie cnn
to.co w.. lila far,n economically and expctll-
MasJ na"s,,. 4 T1unuSE reporter iias been lnak-
,"" W.. .omc Investigations as to Tho extent Of
.s n.y. u,ar,lfncturo of tllis new materials. tts
.Iurmtnurs Wv nntl disadvantages, the extent to
's,,s,, K hns iuturferel with tho lumber
..a m'''r' In eo far rs TINT lumber trade related
- toncinu. the relative cost Of lumber and
ls,so tsnrinf. anl n few other features, which
s.,v1Il Inv before tic agricultural readers Of
w rn,s ncDplo outside Of those Immediately
.:nuortc,l with agricultural bureuus haze
auy idea Of tho
.Mot,yr or CAPITAL. INVESTED IN FENCING.
eorne notion can be CLEANED When 1t Is said
sb,t in tho State of Ohlu nloue tho humber
- ,of,cs OF fencing Of nl1 kinds exceeds
sanoo. a,ul In nil the Middle States tho
sro,,nt aa compared with tho population Is
"h',t tl,o same ms in Ohio. Formerly bonr.l-
Inv wns about tho only fencing used. But,
,yt;h ~; the increase III tho prize OF lumber dur-
y The ast fieen Sa4 4 l9 e. .Mpa sEoWfun for
70 Sauie @ material morc economical tlnn wood for
ihe i inciosre of farnls and raiEroad tracks tl'o
,ntn wire fence WIS evolved. TINS, Willie 1t
wSs p99 ea Gf eoa aspaess Ms g os rnS tS
eycs @ It. supplied n gentleman, by tl.e name Of
sin,pe RiM economical, wl'lGti he l,aientGd ~
u M as an inpEoyeesnI il1 fsncss" n,dI IL
Sv.i %v' SwEfre. III the following year MI Irish
1uS nSl, named Kelly, living In tho eanlp State,
tEsic,,tld further !inproycinent upon tho
FAME F liea Which no called :" the thort wire
/ ihejF surroundings unfAyOrablo 10 practically
! intmduco tilcIr Inventions, atlu made but
iiiNl iiNlu progress in bringing thGln lnto 4se. IN
iS;3 Slr. ]. !: ullddCn, Of Dc Knib County.
f,vdi ieursd, oxcrpt by "lino ielices, ,''-reaiizcd
lie necessity Of a cheap material for fcncing.
md invented wllat ~ known Ms tho "Glll-
den barb" and, although Ignorant of nlo
ss wro md sold i to tllo farmers around. lle
may 30 said to be tho introducer Of
this Idea, which nnQucstiornb1y hns proved Of
i nest signal service to our farming men. Hu
lad no ,naeElnory to work With, nnI conse. ,s.
expense In comparison to Its cost now, yet,
exuelsiyo as Ii was, 1t steadily gained III
favor witt, those requiring cllnnb nnd sery-
sse srtes fHr neosn69 t nn pafpt9sssK af pts Kolv Il,
patent, a,la 1t once began the manufacture
81 barbe,l wire upon IN extei!siye scnlc.
Within two yearS this firm found that their
4 wire had become
AN ARTICLE OF LARGE DEMAND,
and, wttl, 4 Massachusetts firm, purchased
4 monopolize the business. This, however, tlley
hayu beet, unnble to do. The idea Is SO simple
lat It can be twisted into a thousand shapes,
and not. ono Of thom clash with tho other.
established, and the consumption Of bnrbed
wire began to make the sole manufacturers
.lch, q flood OK imitators sprnng up. nearly
every ono Of wllo1M has been and II now
5 P2sseesss 3 ss pSSsnssese Ss'nnss se & o 1KHSq KsS
.thifty.ona suits on their hands at the present
That tlfs barbed wire has been received
tAe rap!dity with, which tho dennna llas
growl,. III 1915 the daily production WIS
about Il, COO pounds, Or nbont ten miles Of
s'ss aes sss tsftf ta %S L = soaaas s1%"5sa of TINT
go NILES OF TlusEE.w11sE FENCE rE1t DIEM,
wl|l bs consumed. Thus 1t may. bo salsl
that during tho present year not less than
MG0 miles Of barbed fence Will be put up.
Tho FeasonB for the favor With which THIS
s e liz hss fss%ns essn 5s'sses stsasS Sse o rff %ss %
older Status, md tho want Of forests III our
new prairie States, hns rendered fencing
With wood too expensive. Stone fences, OF
Ta H. wsaa ss as9 ss, tSD eo9sy s9sy caot d IN bn ba
talne. Hedging hns been done TO some ex-
gsl at, til2rn is 9f too slpW gT9Wth Tor 70 fnst
thinning, md occupies too much space with
both roots and branches. Hedges, ngAln, NJ
iosa 10Y to- much protection to weeds, animals
Mlhas, and iint! as last rcsttng-pla against
w. hc1Res, mill finally the fr1 1cnchcs them
~ hedge and all Is destroyed: Tho ndvan
aEes Of the syste1n Of barbe!l fencing, on tht
sheap,-it y durable. Fire, Wind, or ,aool
eas! have little effect upon It. It cannot pos
I t!bly catch snow.drifts. In comparison t
wooden fencing, 1t requires fewer posts,
OWING TO TIE sGAnP DANps
stock cannot rub 1t down. It takes llttl,
/ aaa weeds are easily kept out of 1t. Agnlii
{ and thls ie q most important consideration
~ comparison to other methods Of 18l,clng
sooiais 2al5ss 99s 1 lyle aE hs iooer t9 Pnt Hp
These WHO ratso complaint against tht
Peata tanee 30 not, tho manufacturing csaill
ssnns saow h3w to put II up, Or olss; with fals
i kas1 70 bo effective tho, wire should b
M wea quilt Posts Should be. placel one 70,
ssp2tt md the wire should bu drawn t!gll
Mbfaerl posts and stapletl tlrmly. II twls.
81 wlrs u ,i,sctl it Is claimed that Iii
nay be done without dalgcr' Of break
a's1s.io H. ioy contraction, thoro being, enougl
SsoaSsasSify ~ Sssfy IN tie spring ,ot tho .twls
SS,y1leld S,yS1 readily to these clinngcs. A thret
wt!e t0hcc Is generally deemed good on
ss tes !alge stock, but fur farm fencing 1t ls be
tSs' Ss % use four OF .ovUn nve wires, So fnr Il
W.T. w ifepofter. cnn learn, tho cost ns compare
wv WV board fencing seems TO- .bo about one
aat'' A tir1a in this city makes.
An ESTIMATE