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“The author, George A. Martin, knows his subject, not only fence building but the farm and its requirements. He knows the stock: the unconfinable pig, the dexterous cow. He knows his materials, especially wood. I count twenty-one species of tree in the text, each especially suited for a particular application. He knows the value of work well done, done to last, and he aims to give value himself, in authorship as in the building of simple necessary structures.”
from the Foreword by Castle Freeman
from the Foreword by Castle Freeman
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780911469080 |
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Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Publication date: | 01/01/1999 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d) |
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. | ||
Rail and other Primitive Fences | 7-17 | |
Virginia Rail Fence; Laying a Rail Fence; Stalking and Wiring; A Fence of Stakes and Riders; A Pole Fence; Fences for Soil Liable to Heave; Other Primitive Fences | ||
CHAPTER II. | ||
Stone and Sod Fences | 18-23 | |
How a Stone Wall Should be Built; Building a Stone Fence; Truck for Moving Stones; Re-inforcing a Stone Wall; A Composite Fence; A Prairie Sod Fence | ||
CHAPTER III. | ||
Board Fences | 24-30 | |
Building Board Fences; Fences for Land Subject to Over Flow; A Fence-Board Holder; Re-Inforcing a Board Fence | ||
CHAPTER IV. | ||
Picket Fences | 31-42 | |
A Good Garden Fence; A Southern Picket Fence; Fences of Split Pickets; Ornamental Picket Fences; Rustic Picket Fences; Light Picket Fences; Handmade Wire and Picket Fences; Fence of Wire and Pickets | ||
CHAPTER V. | ||
Barb-Wire Fences | 43-61 | |
Statistics and Forms of Barb Wire; How to Set Barb Wire Fence; Unreeling and Stretching Barb Wire; Wire Strethers; Building Wire Fence on Uneven Ground | ||
CHAPTER VI. | ||
Fences of Barb Wire and Boards | 62-67 | |
Combined Wire and Board Fence; A bracketed Fence; Dog-Proof Fence | ||
CHAPTER VII. | ||
Hedges | 67-75 | |
How a Stone Wall Should be Built; Building a Stone Fence; Truck for Moving Stones; Re-inforcing a Stone Wall; A Composite Fence; A Prairie Sod Fence | ||
CHAPTER VIII. | ||
Portable Fences and Hurdles | 75-85 | |
Portable Board Fences; Portable Fences of Poles and Wire; Portable Fences for Windbreaks; Portable Poultry Fences; Portable Folding Fence; Temporary Wire and Iron Fences | ||
CHAPTER IX. | ||
Fences for Streams and Gullies | 85-95 | |
Flood Fences; Portable Wire Fence; Watering Place in a Creek | ||
CHAPTER X. | ||
Making and Setting Posts | 95-117 | |
Making Fence Posts; A Post Holder; Driving Fence Posts by Hand; To Drive Posts Without Splitting; A powerful Post Driver; Setting a Gate Post; Live Posts; Mending a Split Post; Hook for Wiring Posts; Drawing Fence Posts; Lifting Posts by Hand; Splicing Fence Posts; Application of Wood Preservatives; Iron Fence Posts. | ||
CHAPTER XI. | ||
Gates and Fastenings | 117-164 | |
Wooden Gates; A Very Substantial Farm Gate; A Strong and Neat Gate; Light Iron Gates; Self-closing Gates; Gate for a Village Lot; A Chinese Door or Gate Spring; Lifting Gates; Rustic Gates; Balance Gates; Gate for Snowy Weather; West India Farm Gate; Gate Hinges of Wood; Double Gates; Double Latched Gates; Improved Slide Gate; A Combined Hinge and Sliding Gate; Gates of Wood and Wire; A Good and Cheap Farm Gate; An Improved Wire Gate; Taking up the Sag in Gates; Good Gate Latches; Top Hinge of Farm Gate; Gateways in Wire Fence | ||
CHAPTER XII. | ||
Wickets and Stiles | 164-170 | |
Iron Wickets; Wooden Wickets; Stiles for Wire Fences | ||
CHAPTER XIII. | ||
Fence Law | 170-176 | |
Fencing Out or Fencing In; Division Fences; Highway Fences; What is a Legal Fence? Railroad Fences | ||
CHAPTER XIV. | ||
Strength of Bridges; Braces and Trusses; Abutments, Piers and Railings; Bridges for Gullies; Road Culverts | ||
Index | 189-191 |
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