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Show A WATER GATEWAY. Keeps Stock In, But Does Not Obstruct Ob-struct Stream. When farmers havo trouble with a fence passing over a ditch or small stream thoy may bo nblo to gel nn Idea to fix their fences so ns to turn stock In, from tho accompanying Illustration. Illus-tration. Posts are sot nt n point near tho edgo of tho stream nnd It thero are Water Gateway Through Fence. supporting wires thoy should bo connected con-nected with n rod shdwn nt A. Below this rod 1b a stntlonnry cross piece to which IlllU nro hinged. Hoards nro nailed ucross thoso supports sup-ports nt C. Tho whola gnto is bung thnt It swings out with tho current of thostream. When tho wator Is high tho current carries tho gate out nnd allows tho passngo of debris, but whon tho wnter is down tho gate' naturally nat-urally swings In a normal position. |