THE FA KM HOLDING. 



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The pair of gates illustrated in Fig. 12 are L6 feet wide. A.s reaper- 

 threshers are now largely used, wider gates arc required, and wheal paddocks 

 should be provided with 20-fee1 gates. It will be noticed that the bottom 

 batten is put down to within an inch of the sill. This is in readiness to 

 carry the netting when the paddock is made rabbit-proof. 



Fig. 13.— A gateway with 'squared and trimmed posts. 



For openings up to 12 feet wide, a single gate, if made of light wood, may 

 be made to do. The cost will be less, and a single gate is certainly more 

 convenient than a double one. 



The pair of gates, as illustrated, can be made ready for hanging in half a 

 day. The materials required are — 



160 feet run. = 40 super, feet, 3 in. x 1 in. Oregon dressed all round, at 



40s. per 100 feet super. 

 3 lb. bolts, 3^ in. x g in., 3 in. x § in., 2h in. \ § in. : washers, nails 

 Two pairs hook-and-eye hinges, 2 ft. x 2 in. x fe in.; IS lb. at 9d. per lb. 



£1 12 3 



The gates cannot be said to be finished until they have been painted, and 

 the soundness of painting as an investment cannot be gainsaid. It will be 

 better, and a saving of time, if the timber, after being cut up for the gates, is 

 given a couple of coats before being put together. The gate, after it is com- 

 pleted and hung, can be given a final coat. The first, or priming coat, should 

 be very thin, in fact may be nearly all raw linseed oil. The second and last 

 coats will, of course, be a little thicker, and in order to dry hard, and with a 

 Httle gloss, should contain a small quantity of turpentine and boiled oil. 



