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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 our brace and bit 
and bolts, and bolt the whole lot together, putting in a Zin. 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 gin. bolts at each intersection. Then put 
on your hinges and latech—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 1lb. of common 
glue to a thin size. Make 1%42lbs. ground rice into a thin paste with 
boiling water. Mix up lb. 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 Galvamsed Steel Fencing Wire. 
Per Ton.* Weight required per Mile. 
Black.) Galv. 
Gauge. 
1 Wire. | 2 Wire. | 3 Wire. | 4 Wire.| 5 Wire. 
£s. | £ 8. |No.| Yds. 
c. q. lbs. | c. q. lbs. | c. q. Ibs. c. q. Ibs./c. q. Ibs. 
10 10| 12 0; 6] 469) 3 3 0/7 2 0/11 1 0/15 0 0/18 3 0 
1010} 12 0; 8] 586)/3 0 016 0 0/9 0 0/12 0 015 0 0 
1015] 1210] 9] 727;2 119) 4 310;7 1 0)9 38 20/12 011 
10 15 | 12 10] 10] 880} 2 0 0)4 0 0)6 0 0)8 0 010 0 0 
* The prices quoted «ire pre-war prices. 
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. 
ldin. Price per yard 23d. 3d. 33d. 43d. = «per yard 
2in. re » oe 20, 24d. 3d. 4d. 44d. 5d. ¥ 
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3in. » oe Hd. ds Sd. Bd. Bd. 
