378 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



and various layers used. (Write a paragraph describing the 

 method used.) 



Itemize the total expenses of every article used, and the 

 cost of the labor employed at 50 cents an hour. 



HOME PROJECT 21 



MAKING A FARM GATE 

 For this -project the following material is necessary: 



6 boards pine I"x6"xl2' 

 3 boards pine I"x6"x5' 

 1 board pine I"x6"x9' 

 1 pc. hard wood I"x3"x4' 6" 

 1 pc. hickory I"xl"x3' 3" 

 1 Ib. lOd. nails. 



1 pair hinges 



2 doz. screws 2", No. 10, F. H. B. 



TOOLS 



Steel square Hammer 



Saw Screwdriver 



Sawing- boards to length. The gate is to be 12 feet long; 

 measure up and saw off six boards of that length. The three 

 uprights are to be 5 feet long and the brace is to be 9 feet 

 long. The brace should not be beveled until after the gate 

 has been assembled. 



Nailing- gute together. Lay five of the 12-foot boards 6 

 inches apart on the floor. Lay the sixth board against 

 the edge of the fifth. Lay one upright across each 

 end, and drive one nail through the uprights into the 

 end of each board properly spaced, with the end of the boards 

 flush with the edge of the upright. An easy and satisfactory 

 method of spacing the boards is to take a block that has been 



