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the length of your gate, the middle stile should be two- thirds of 

 the whole length from the hanging stile. Lay on these pieces the 

 five rails any distance apart you like, only be sure and have the 4in. 

 ends all at the hanging stile and the saw cuts turned alternately. 

 This is most important, as herein lies all the strength of the gate. 

 When you have laid the rails on the top of them, place the other 

 hanging, middle and closing stile pieces ; get your brace and bit 

 and bolts, and bolt the whole lot together, putting in a f-in. bolt at 

 each intersection, reserving the two ^-in. bolts for the hinges. 

 When the gate is bolted together, turn it up on edge, square it, 

 tighten up all the bolts, and then put the braces on, one on each 

 side, running from the foot of the hanging stile to the top of the 

 middle stile. Bolt with f-in. bolts at each intersection. Then put 

 on your hinges and latch a sliding piece 5ft. long, with two chocks 

 on it to prevent it shooting too far, is as good as any hang your 

 gate, and the thing is done. A coat of Washington whitewash, 

 which is about a tenth the cost of paint, and very durable, and you 

 have in your gate ' a thing of beauty and a joy for ever.' 



"Washington whitewash is so named from the fact that the 

 White House at Washington, the official residence of the President 

 of the United States, is coated with it. It is made as follows, and 

 if properly made will neither wash off nor rub off, and has all the 

 appearance of paint : Slack a bushel of quick lime in a barrel, 

 covering with a bag while the lime is working. Melt lib. common 

 glue to a thin size. Make Hlbs. ground rice into a thin paste with 

 boiling water. Mix up lib. of whiting as you would mustard. 

 When the lime is quite slaked add the glue, whiting, and rice paste, 

 and half-peck of common salt. Mix well and let stand for 48 hours, 

 keeping covered. Thin down to consistency of ordinary whitewash 

 and apply hot." 



FENCING MATERIALS. 

 Black and Galvanised Steel Fencing Wire. 



4-point thick set barbed fencing wire (448 yards per cwt.) .16 per ton. 



Wire Netting, in rolls of 50 yards. 



Mesh. Width 24in. 30in. 36in. 48in. 60in. 72in. 



l^in. Price per yard ... 2^d. 3d. 3d- 4^d per yard 



2in. ... 2d. 2d. 3d. 4d. 4^d. 5d. 



Sin. ... l^d. Ifd. 2d. 3d. 3d. 4d. 



