184 THE YOUNG FARMER'S MANUAL. 



young farmer must first understand the " cut and try " mode of 

 hanging a gate, which is the most practicable, and most generally 

 practised, even by the best workmen. 



244. "We will run through with the operation of hanging a 

 gate. Set the heel or hinge post firmly (see Fig. 82), with the 

 inside, at least, perpendicular. (The inside of a post is the side 

 towards the latch post.) If the gate is to be hung with hooks 

 and eyes, like those represented at Fig. 85, it is best to hang 

 the gate so as to swing both ways. After the heel post 

 is set firmly, strike a perpendicular line on the inside of it. Put 

 the eyes in the heel stile of the gate, square through the stile. 

 If it is desirable to have a gate hung so as to shut itself, the 

 upper hook must be about two inches longer than the lower, and 

 the lower eye must be about two inches longer than the upper 

 one. This subject will be made more intelligible by reference to 

 Fig. 85, which represents the position of the hinges as just de 

 scribed. It will be readily perceived, that when a gate thus 

 hung is swung around through a quarter of a circle, or more, it 

 will not stand perpendicularly, but is inclined towards the gateway. 

 This inclination tends to close the gate. If it is desirable to have 

 a gate swing open itself, all that is necessary is, to reverse the 

 hinges, having a long hook at the bottom, and a short one at the 

 top. "When a gate is hung in this way, when open at a quarter 

 of a circle, or at a right angle, it will lean from the gateway. 

 This inclination tends to keep the gate open. 



245. When a gate is hung with hooks and straps, like Fig. 

 84, a gate can open but one way, and it may be hung on an 

 even balance, or so as to swing open or to swing shut. The 

 straps should be bolted first to the gate, and if it is desirable 

 to hang it so as to swing shut, let the lower strap extend be 

 yond the heel stile of the gate about one inch and a half far 

 ther than the top one. Set the gate post, and plumb the 

 inside of it, and also the side of it where the hinges are to be 

 put. After the straps are bolted on the gate, set it up and 

 hold it in the position it is to hang, and bore the holes for the 

 hooks, observing to keep the bit or auger directly under the eye 



