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Types of Farm Fencing: Non-Tension Fences

April 24, 2025 · Countryside Contributor · Fences, Sheds & Barns, Homesteading

Build different types of farm fencing and learn how to make fences out of pipe, cattle panels, and wood for livestock.

How to Install Barbed Wire Fence

March 14, 2025 · Countryside Contributor · Homesteading

Learn how to install barbed wire fence, who invented barbed wire fencing, and how to make DIY barbed wire fence posts.

Protecting Trees from Deer with Cages and Shelters

March 14, 2019 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Growing

Keeping deer out of gardens is one thing, but protecting trees from deer is entirely another. Tree cages or tree shelters are meant to keep deer from eating the top of the tree.

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