Show r r. r rI r- r I H 4 Club Fencer Foils Post Decay Creosote Treated Posts Will Last Thirty Years Terr Terry Liston Listen year old president president dent of South Carolina Four H Clubs has snowballed one well well- known conservation practice into triple savings savings savings-savings savings of 01 timber money and his own time and energy Thinning a woodlot on his fathers father's farm tarm near Smoaks to allow he healthier healthier health health- ier Jer growth of ot the trees Terry ended up with fine tine fence posts But he had noticed that pine fence tence posts rotted out in the ground faster taster than he could grow new ones Presenting his problem to the local local lo 10 lo- lo cal county agricultural agent Terry learned that treating pressure the j- j jl l M N OK AX Assistant county agent J. J R. R White Jr Inspects a few tew of the fence posts produced by 4 H leader Terry Liston They were later treated with creosote for tor longer life Ille posts with creosote would give them thema a life expectancy of more than 30 years Although he realized that he was making an unusual request that normally nor nor- rl many mally ally could not be filled tilled Terry contacted contacted con con- a nearby Charlet Charleston Charleon on S S. S C C. wood treating plant and asked to have his posts pressure treated with along with ties and poles which Koppers treats for tor railroads and utilities Word of Terrys Terry's attack on the farm tarm fencing problem spread among the community with the result result result re re- sult that other farmers have turned to use of ot the specially treated post posts as a better farming method |