A COMPOSITE FENCE.
stone and wood fenceFig. 22.—Composite Fence.
Fig. 22.—Composite Fence.
Fig. 22.—Composite Fence.
The fence illustrated atfigure 22is quite common in some parts of New England. A ridge is thrown up by back-furrowing with a plow, and both that and the ditches finished by hand with a shovel. Light posts areeasily driven through the soft earth, and a board fence, only three boards high, made in the usual manner. Then the stones, as they are picked up in the field, are hauled to the fence and thrown upon the ridge. This clears the field, strengthens the ridge, prevents the growth of weeds, and assists in packing the earth firmly around the bottom of the posts.