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Staples: With treated sott wood, the threaded shank staple known as the L-shaped stronghold staple or the 1 1/2 inch U-shaped staple shall be used. A shorter staple may be used with hardwood posts. Location of brace units: Brace units shall be placed at corners and gate openings and at places where changes in the 1 slope of the ground requires a new stretching unit. Brace units in straight fences and on a straight slope may be placed! as far as 40 rods apart. Brace | units in a curved fence shall be | not more than 20 rods apart. Maximum Federal CostShare: (50% of cost). a. $1.35 per rod where barbed j wire fencing is constructed. b. $1.70 per rod where woven wire fencing is constructed. It is encouraging to note farm ers are becoming aware of this j assistance and taking advan-| tage of it. Edwin Scroggins, Jr., Manager of Mt. Vernon Stock Farm was the first. Edwin came by the office! with the problem of needing more home grown feed corn! silage in particular. A study of our soil maps of the Mt. | Vernon area revealed a size able hunk of Wickham loamas good corn land as one could hope for. In fact you should have seen Edwin beam in realizing there was potential for economical production of 150200 tons of ensilage. A lot of silage for dairy cows. Next to come in was Mrs. A. C. Hensley of Castleton. The Hensleys have a beef cow herd Cropland is at a premium Some too steep resulting in a tractor accident several years ago. Our soil survey maps revealed areas of Thurmont, Meadow ville and Eubanks - Brandwine loam in an area commencing
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