STATS FORESTRY PROJECTS 23 



years, or longer, if necessary, in order to furnish the required in- 

 formation. 



Most of the posts used in this work are to be set on the Col- 

 lege farm or other lands under the control of the State Board of 

 Agriculture. 



Co-operative work with farmers and corporations in the treat- 

 ment and setting of posts and the preservative treating of shingles 

 may also be undertaken. In such cases, the proper records should 

 be made and data secured as in the other work. 



The results are to form the basis for reports and recommenda- 

 tions in regard to fence post preservation. 



A. GATHERING STATISTICS ON PRESENT CONDITIONS. Make 

 a study of typical fencing conditions in the following districts of 

 the State: 



a. South Platte district; 



b. Arkansas Valley district; 



c. Western Slope Fruit District; 



d. Plains district. 



Gather statistics on the following points: 



1. Amount of fencing, number of posts used annually, total 

 cost of posts and of setting ; 



2. Present source of fence posts ; 



3. Kind of posts: species, size, length of service, cost of 

 posts and of setting 



total 

 annual 



4. Means of lengthening the life of posts commonly used ; 



B. WORKING PLAN. A working plan in sufficient detail to 

 enable different men to carry on the work to its completion is 

 necessary. This in order to perpetuate the results of the in- 

 vestigation should any change in its supervision occur. 



TREATMENT OF POSTS. In order to secure reliable data for 

 comparison with treated posts, the usual methods of setting posts 

 without any preservative treatment are to be used. The different 

 species of timber commonly used for posts in this state are to be 

 tried in the various ways mentioned, except perhaps in the case of 

 long-lived timbers, such as cedar, catalpa, and Black-locust. In 

 such cases, the preservative treatment alone may be omitted. 



TREATMENT. The following methods of treatment are to be 

 followed with a sufficient number of posts, not less than ten, to give 

 reliable results. 



1. Set green, with bark on; not treated. 



2. Set green, peeled; not treated. 



3. Set green, with bark on ; butts treated. 



4. Set green, peeled; butts treated. 



