Milford chronicle., 1909-11-05

FIG. la WE'LL BRACED CORNER POST
with two or three barbed wires on top.
This makes a fence that will turn any
kind of stock from pigs to horses.
There is little danger Of "A horse get
ting into such Il fence and getting cut
Where much stock is kept it will pay
to have the entire farm fenced with
this or some other kind of fence that
is hog or sheep tight Ii is not a ques
ton Of whether you can afford it or
not: it is a question of whether you
can afford not to do it, 1t will prob
ably not be possible to fence all the
farm in one year. but the work should
be- done as rapidly as possible. The
extra feed the hogs and sheep will
pick up will pay the entire cost Of fenc-
ing in a very few years
Cement Posts.
The FIRST part Of the fence to he put
mp is the posts. The time for putting
up cheap posts that will rot out and
need renewal in three or four years is
past There are TWO ways of secur-
ing lasting posts making them Of ce-
ment and treating wooden posts with
creosOte. Cement posts are not hard
10 make. The first step is to make a
wooden mold of the proper size About
six inches square AT the bottom. taper
ing TO four at the top. is a very good
size. Three cprnered strips should be
placed ip the bottom of the molds to
o Ia. .lf.r1
A number Of modS can be built side
by side. so that several posts can be
made at once The best mixture for
cement posts is one part portland ce-
ment. two and one-half parts clean.
sharp sand and I'VE parts gravel The
sand and cement should he mixed dry.
Then add water and mix 20 thick
mortar. After this is well mixed
spread il oui i'm a thin layer ana spread |
the required amount of gravel over it. |
Mix the whole mass well by shoveling |
over several times.
The inside of the molds should b. |
creased with soft soap to keep the |
cement from sticking. Spread about |
one and one-half inches Of concrete |
over the bottom and lamp it well. |
Near each corner lay steel wire
Of the post. These re.en-
forcing wires should be fairly heavy,
but will not need to be galvanized, as
he concrete will keep them from rust
ng. They should be loOped at the
md to prevent slipping. Now add
up to within an inch OF the
op of the mold. lamp again and put
n two more reinforcing wires. Fill
he mold to the top, lamp and round
III the upper corners. Long staples
With the points bent little to keep
hem from pulling out should he stuck
nto the cement at the places where
he wires are to be fastened. After
he posts are set the wires can be
listened TO these staples by a small
,iece Of soft wire twisted through
hem.
After the cement has partially set
should be covered with sand to
eep it from drying out too rapidly
he posts should be sprinkled at least
nee day for week. when they may
e taken from the molds and stored
way In moist sand to cure. It takes
lxty days for a cement post to cure
roperly. aud II should not be set be
ore that time. In the meantime the
and should be kept moist by Occa-
iOual sprinkings. The cost OF ma
srial for cement posts the size men,
oned and seven feet long is not
lore than - cents a post. not count.
V the labor When once in place
hey will last practically forever
The met bod Of treating wooden fence.