The electric fencing handbook : how to choose and install the best fence to protect your crops and livestock / Ann Larkin Hansen.

By: Hansen, Ann Larkin [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2017Description: 95 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781612128917 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1612128912 (pbk. : alk. paper)Uniform titles: Electric fencing Subject(s): Electric fences | Electric fencesAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Electric fencing handbookDDC classification: 631.2/7 LOC classification: S790.3 | .H36 2017
Contents:
How an electric fence works -- The fence energizer -- Fitting the fence to the animal -- Permanent electric fence -- Temporary electric fence -- Planning and building your fence -- Rotational grazing -- Maintenance, troubleshooting, & repairs.
Summary: "Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you{u2019}ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence" --Amazon.com.
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Previous edition published under title: Electric fencing. 2013.

Includes index.

How an electric fence works -- The fence energizer -- Fitting the fence to the animal -- Permanent electric fence -- Temporary electric fence -- Planning and building your fence -- Rotational grazing -- Maintenance, troubleshooting, & repairs.

"Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you{u2019}ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence" --Amazon.com.

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