io FORESTRY IN COLORADO 



who say from two to four years is as long as they will last without 

 treatment. 



"At one place cottonwood was used, but I found spots in the 

 post which were not thoroughly seasoned because the bark had not 

 been peeled off, though they had been cut eight months or more. 



"At another place lodgepole pine was secured. These posts 

 were seven or eight inches in diameter and the absorption made the 

 treatment rather expensive: 21/48 barrel for fifteen posts. 



"In the case of the split cedar, the cost of the treatment is lit- 

 tle, considerably less than one-half gallon of oil to the post being 

 absorbed. 



"I had many inquiries with reference to the heating tanks we 

 were using. They were especially admired by many men who had 

 had experinence with cookers and heaters of various kinds. Per- 

 sonally, I think they could not be improved upon. They are so 

 constructed as to use a minimum of fuel, securing a maximum 

 amount of heat. 



"My experience at these fairs shows the small gatherings to 

 be the most appreciative, although at the shorter meetings, people 

 have so little time they are inclined to hurry around and do not get 

 hold of the details of the process of treatment unless especially 

 interested. Many who were especially interested, I found, were 

 about to build or rebuild fences, or owned timber claims from 

 which they intended to take posts. 



"Loveland, Greeley and Kremmling were very satisfactory on 

 account of the numbers interested and the many questions asked, 

 which resulted in their finding out about the use of creosote oil. 



"At Montrose a great deal of Carolina poplar is growing up 

 and I had a good chance to talk and show figures to individuals, 

 but they have access to native cedar as yet, as have also the people 

 at Kremmling. 



"While it would be expensive to maintain a complete bureau of 

 information at the fairs, I have wondered if it would not be a 

 profitable investment to maintain a booth where a full directory 

 of Agricultural College departments could be found. 



"I find that I have covered about as many dates as it is possi- 

 ble for one man to cover. Each demonstrator should have at least 

 two outfits, and a careful plan of campaign should be outlined for 

 shipping the outfits to give plenty of time for transportation and to 

 save delay and anxiety at the place where the demonstration is to 

 be made. 



"I think this is a very important demonstration to the farmer 

 in helping him to conserve his farm timber products ; also there is 

 a feeling among farmers that their interests are being looked after. 



