Show e v r j Lr 1 arm r Tube Tire Method Q f Post Treatment Life of Fence Posts Extended Thirty Years Fence posts of wood can be made to have 20 to 30 years of We life or even more by the simple method of tube tire treating By this method the bark is peeled for a dis distance dis- dis distance tance of 4 to 6 inches from the large end nd of the post to provide a smooth dean clean surface i t I I i f A section of old inner tube about two o feet long l ng is slipped over the f peeled surface and bound in place The post is then laid on a rack with the large end about two feet or more higher than the small end In a short time the preservative contained con con- contained contained in the tube will begin to flow Into the sapwood of the post forcing the natural sap out at the small end When all the preservative has flowed from the tire tube into the wood the tube is removed and the post taken from the rack The length of time required for forthe forthe forthe the preservative to flow will depend upon quantity used condition of wood season and other factors and will vary from 8 to 24 hours The preservative can be tar coal-tar creo creo- creosote creosote creosote sote or mixtures of creosote with other suitable oils |