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anchored by cross pieces fastened to their botton<\ 

 and braced, as with a rather long timber, 10 to 14 feet, 

 reaching some distance along the line of the fence, and 

 placed at not too wide an angle with the horizontal, so 

 as to avoid pulling the corner post out of the ground. 



Gates. Gate devices for fences are very numerous 

 and the patent office at Washington has very many ap- 

 plications for letters of patent for special patterns on 



gates. Since 

 simplicity is one 

 of the first neces- 

 sities in a gate, 

 c o mp Heated 

 forms have not 

 become popular. 



Figure 281. Stile across a wire fence; wires should be 

 wrapped with cloth to avoid tearing clothing. 



and the styles of 

 gates most in 

 use are of ex- 

 ceedingly sim- 

 ple construction. 

 A number of 

 forms which 

 have proven 

 very useful 



are here illustrated. Since iron and wire are so much 

 more durable and strong, and easily handled, gates made 

 of gas pipe, or better, of angle iron and woven wire, or 

 other forms of iron, should take the place of wooden gates 

 in many situations. Where gates are not much 

 used, combined wood and wire-hinged gates, and wood 

 and iron sliding gates, answer every purpose, and have 

 the great advantage of being easily made and easily re- 

 paired. Rustic gates, as in Figure 273, may be made 

 pretty; and gates of iron as inconspicuous and therefore 

 not out of harmony with other features in making up a 

 pretty landscape. 



