farm/fence ?

[Travs97]

why do some people put rocks on top of there fence post.(i thought it was maybe to get them out of the way. cows,tractor...?)

 

[farmboy]

Only reason i can think of is if you are mowing the feild for hay. Fortunatly my grandfather took care of most of the big rocks in our feilds quite a few years before i was born.

 

[91oneton]

sometimes i see plastic bottles on top i think thats to keep the rain from running down the top of the post and rotting .. maybe the rocks helps do the same thing

 

[awheelterd]

superstition maybe?

 

[kaiser715]

Keeps the bird poop off the top of the posts. Poop is acidic, and makes the posts rot out faster, from the top down.





Well, it sounded good....

 

[lomodyj]

sometimes i see plastic bottles on top i think thats to keep the rain from running down the top of the post and rotting .. maybe the rocks helps do the same thing

Keeps the bird poop off the top of the posts. Poop is acidic, and makes the posts rot out faster, from the top down.

superstition maybe?

Yes, yes and yes.

 

[upnover]

Many things used for the same thing, but it's all about keeping the water from soaking in the end. Rocks warm up, and keep heat from the sun longer than most things found in the field, there for they tend to have a drying effect to wick moister out.

 

[uncc civilengineer]

Is this rock on top of a fence post near a gate by chance?

 

[Franklin]

I mark deer crossings and where i go in and out of a field hunting with cheerwine bottles. usually what i have in the floorboard.