A lawful fence, under the provisions of the preceding section, shall be composed of posts and barb wires, four wires to be firmly fastened to the posts, such posts to be not more than one (1) rod apart, the top wire to be not less than fifty-four (54) nor more than fifty-eight (58) inches from the ground, and the bottom wire to be not more than twenty (20) nor less than fourteen (14) inches from the ground.
R.L. 1910, § 1436.