Pasture Costs & Production Charts: Fencing

 

Excerpt from Publication 19, Pasture Production, Order this publication

Table of Contents

  1. Fencing
  2. Other Pasture Costs and Production Charts Recommendations
  3. Related Links


Fencing

The following costs provide useful comparisons for different fencing systems. These costs include labour, equipment and materials, except cedar rails. Costs vary depending on number of posts, number of wires, topography, available labour etc.

Type of Fence
Cost*/Foot
Page wire, 9 strand
$2.17
Double strand barbed wire, 4 wires
$1.45
Suspension smooth wire 5 wires, 12.5 gauge
$0.60
Suspension barbed wire - single strand 4 wires
$0.73
Permanent electric 12.5 gauge, 2 wires
$0.48
Cedar rail - 4 rail paten style - raols provided by owner
$0.61
* - price as of 1999

 

Related Links

... on forages and pastures, visit Forages and Pastures (OMAFRA)
... on weed control, order Publication 75 Guide to Weed Control: Forage Crops
... on agronomy for field crops, order Pub. 811 Agronomy Guide for Field Crops: Chapter 3 Forages
... on field crop protection, order Publication 812, Field Crop Protection Guide
... on livestock, visit Livestock (OMAFRA)

 


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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 01 February 2000
Last Reviewed: 15 July 2004