Show Treatment Prolongs Life o of Aspen Posts At Nominal Expense Surface lifo life of or aspen fence posts can be extended 10 years by using treatments costing ten cents or less per post declares I Professor ProCessor J. J Whitney Floyd extension extension extension ex ex- tension forester at tho tiro Utah State Agricultural college upon bisI his bis I return from Wasatch county where he has been giving fence fencepost fencepost fencepost post preservation demonstrations I Farmers in Rich Summit and Wasatch counties who havo have been using aspen posts in the construction construction con con- of fences have found that the aver average ge life of the untreated untreated untreated un un- I treated post is three years rears reported reported reported re re- ported Professor Floyd This makes es replacement costs rather high However aspen posts treated by the method will last from Cram 12 to 15 years pointed out the extension forester Another Another Another An An- other treatment the method will increase the surface life lifo of the post to six or 01 eight years Professor Floyd stated that tho tiro treatment costs about ten cents per post while the creosote brush-creosote method costs anI only three to four cents for each post This means that considerable money can be saved In ill replacement replacement replacement replace replace- ment costs by farmers who use this type of post declared the professor Tho The Is a ground lime treatment and Is particularly larl suitable for use on green posts explained the tho extension forester The creosote method is better for treating seasoned wood hood Farmers who desire more information in formation on the procedure In Involved In- In pre pre- preservatives in fn applying bing these preservatives pre pre- cs may obtain the booklet booklet booklet book book- let The Preservation Treatment of Farm Timber by writing to the tho Extension Service at Logan Ask for farmers bulletin No 7 |