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Show PROPERLY-MADE FLOOD GATE Device Saves Many Fences From Being Be-ing Put Out of Commission During Dur-ing the Rainy Seasons. Now that the season of heavy raina is at hand the farmers whose fields are traversed by creeks and ravines will be subjected to the annoyance of having their fences washed out. Flood gates save many fences from being put out of commission, but unless they are properly made and hung they are apt to come to disaster during some violent flood when the streams are running swift and carrying wreckage, trees limbs, etc. The flood gate should be built for strength and should be made long enough to reach out a good distance on each side of the creek or ravine. The timber used in its construction con-struction should be heavy unfinished boards are the best. The frame should be made of 2x8. The other lumber the boards which go across the frame should be one inch thick and twelve wide. . Use spikes and ten-penny ten-penny nails. The best way is to bolt SlEBggr" V ) Good Flood Gate. the frame pieces together, says the Iowa Homestead. After the gate 13 made it should be hung securely. It there are no trees in line with tha fence, or near enough to make their use permissible, poles must be set. A good, heavy pole should be selected. Set it as deep as possible. To be of k any service it should be set in concrete. con-crete. Two poles so set are sufficient to swing a gate. If dirt is stamped around the poles the lapping water will soften it and the pole will soon fall over or be washed out. Brace the poles well with wires which should be-attached be-attached to the top, then tied to several sev-eral surrounding trees. If there are no trees the wires can be pegged down. The gate is suspended by iron hasps to a wire cable stretched between be-tween the two posts. A dozen strands of heavy telephone wire twisted together to-gether makes a good one. When it is desirable to fence against hogs light lumber can be nailed to the bottom, of the gate to fill up the opening at the bottom if there should be one. |