The City Slickers Guide to Fixin' Fences

1. Select your type of wire - Originally designed for ranching, barbed wire quickly became a tool of trench war-fare as much as for agricultural use.






2. Dig a post hole and secure your fence post - Modern posts are often made of steel, but traditionally ranchers in this area used white cedar wood.





3. Attach your lengths of wire.







4. Posts and wire will not rot or rust since the climate is so dry. (One reason why British farming has preserved dry stone walls).






5. Tighten up your wire with a wire-stretcher.







6. Staple or tie the barbed wire to the posts.







7.Continue to check the fencing and clear away any build up of tumbleweed, particularly in early springtime.

8. Hopefully your cattle will not learn how to jump fences or open gates :-)