TEMPORARY WIRE AND IRON FENCES.
livestock enclosureFig. 131.—Temporary Wire Fence.
Fig. 131.—Temporary Wire Fence.
Fig. 131.—Temporary Wire Fence.
livestock penFig. 132.—Temporary Iron Fence.
Fig. 132.—Temporary Iron Fence.
Fig. 132.—Temporary Iron Fence.
Several kinds of wire and iron fences are used in France to make temporary enclosures for exhibition purposes. Two forms are illustrated herewith.Figure 131is made of plain iron wire with cast or wrought iron posts. Each post has a plate on its lower end, which is set eighteen inches below the surface of the ground, and the earth filled in compactly about it. The front of the engraving shows the holes in section, with the plates. The top strand is a wire rope made by twisting several strands together. The fence seen atfigure 132is made of narrowstrips of sheet iron attached to iron posts driven into the ground. The gate, like that of the other form, is provided with small wheels, which run on a track. The two fences may be modified by using wooden posts sharpened at the lower end, and driven into the ground, then fastening to them with suitable staples strips of rather broad hoop-iron at the top, with plain wire below.