Bui. 1298, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate XIV 
Fig. 1— Ground-wood pulp sprayed at the Forest Products Laboratory with a 5 per cent 
solution of borax, inoculated, and stored for a littlelongerthan 14months. Thesainplc con- 
tained approximately 1 pound of dry chemical per 100 pounds wet pulp. It is free from 
mold and decay 
Fig. 2.— Ground-wood pulp sprayed with 0.5 per cent solution of sodium dichromate at the 
rate of approximately 0.1 pound dry salt per 100 pounds wet pulp. This amount of chemical 
did not prevent serious decay and molding after 14 months' storage, as shown 
Fig. 3.— Ground-wood pulp sprayed with a concentrated solution of sulphite liquor at the 
rate of M. 7 pounds of solution per too pounds wet pulp. After 13} 2 months' storage the pulp 
was very badly molded and decayed 
