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Scientific American, Vol. 53, No. 7 (1885) (1885)

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t this is could take over the grades. On an average, three of looped at their upper ends to take in not only the cen- not admissible, because the cattle would injure the trees. the large engines would take as many cars as four of tral rod, but also any style of fence wire, metallic rib- The same… … running. In most of the cases this objection rests on a fallacy. A locomotive with three or four pairs of FENCE POST. drivers puts less weight pet wheel on the rail than an bon, or wire netting support. In building a fence ordinary eight wheel engine. There may be cases tions of the country, and…

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