Show temporary gate in an irrigating country it is often times necessary to take down a fence to avoid a ditch or lateral when driving 4 to or from a field if IE this road is used only a part of the year or occasionally casio nally it does not pay to construct a permanent 1 ernia tient gate A temporary gate which will cost only a few cents can be constructed in the following manner loosen the wires on three or four our posts depending on the ti tightness of the wires then drive two staples about one half inch apart parallel to tb the wire and to each other chero tho the staples were formerly driven tit in the post place a spike at the hottois of each of the two center posts the wire can then be hooked under these spikes and abild will be held close to the ground so it it Is easy to io drive over when tho the fence Is to ha be closed place the wares wres between the parallel staples lef and then run a nall nail through poth both staples staples and outside ot of the wire |