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Show TEST CHARRED FENCE POSTS According to lewa State College For-esters For-esters Layer of Charcoal Is of Small Benefit. Tests carried on by Iowa State college col-lege foresters with fence posts that have been charred before placing them In the ground shows thnt these post? do not Inst a grer,t deal longer thai) those uncharred. Although the charring char-ring places n surface ot charcoal on the post which Is not pleasant for Insects In-sects to penetrnte, the pf,f:t is destroyed de-stroyed and weakened so that the outcome out-come In the end Is doubtful. |