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I  have  had  a  sawmill  on  my  farm  and 
got  them  to  saw  MOO  oak  fence  posts.  I 
would  like  to  treat  them  in  some  way 
so  as  to  preserve  them.  Which  would 
be  the  more  effective,  to  dip  the  lower 
three  feet  in  hot  tar  or  boil  in  tank 
with  the  commercial  creosote,  the  posts 
in  both  eases  to  he  dry  and  seasoned? 
Arnold,  Pa.  w.  c. 
The  decay  of  wood  is  caused  by  low 
forms  of  plant  life  which  are  dependent 
upon  certain  conditions  of  heat,  air  and 
moisture  for  growth.  If  unfavorable 
conditions  can  be  created  and  maintained 
decay  can  he  retarded,  and  increased 
service  obtained  from  the  treated  tim¬ 
bers.  The  coal  tar  creosotes  seem  to  he 
the  most  widely  used  for  this  purpose. 
They  remain  long  in  the  wood  and  are 
directly  poisonous  to  the  fungi  causing 
decay.  They  also  help  to  produce  an  un¬ 
favorable  condition  for  the  growth  of 
these  fungi  h.v  tending  to  prevent  the 
absorption  'of  water  h.v  the  material 
treated.  It  is  claimed  that  if  the  water 
Content  of  wood  can  he  kept  as  low  as 
10%  very  little  if  any  decay  will  take 
place.  The  New  York  (Vntral  Railroad 
uses  immense  quantities  of  this  ma¬ 
terial  in  treating  its  ties  and  bridge 
timbers.  The  pressure  system  is  used  and 
the  preservative,  at  a  temperature  not 
exceeding  200  degrees  F.,  is  forced  into 
the  wood  in  quantities  sufficient  to  main¬ 
tain  u  daily  average  of  li 1  gallons  of 
preserving  oil  for  each  tie  treated.  They 
estimate  that  this  treatment,  doubles  the 
life  of  their  ties  in  so  far  as  decay  is 
concerned.  To  make  the  treatment  ef¬ 
fective  the  material  is  thoroughly  ait- 
seasoned  before  the  preserving  oil  is  ap¬ 
plied.  This  permits  the  absorption  of  a 
greater  quantity. 
Probably  the  best  method  of  treat¬ 
ment,  in  quantities,  available  to  the  fann¬ 
er.  is  the  open  tank  method.  With  this 
system  of  treatment  it  is  of  course  scarce¬ 
ly  possible'  to  get  the  degree  of  pene¬ 
tration  obtained  by  the  pressure  tank, 
but  it  is  likely  to  be  more  effective  than 
the  brush  method  of  applying  the  oil. 
Some  of  the  companies  manufacturing 
creosote  preservatives  have  heating  and 
dipping  tanks  which  they  loan  to  farm¬ 
ers  on  receipt  of  a  small  deposit  to  in¬ 
sure  their  return. 
It  should  he  remembered  in  treating  a 
fence  post  that  the  greatest  stress  on  the 
post  will  la-  at  the  point  where  it  en¬ 
ters  the  ground.  This  is  also  the  place 
where  the  conditions  are  ordinarily  most 
favorable  for  decay,  hence  the  treatment 
should  extend  up  the  post  far  enough  to 
protect  this  point  thoroughly.  An  article 
appearing  in  this  paper,  issue  of  Novem¬ 
ber  14th.  1!»1 1.  page  1*137,  discusses  the 
subject  more  thoroughly,  and  the  results 
of  government  investigations  may  he  ob¬ 
tained  by  addressing  the  Department  of 
Publication,  Washington,  1>.  C\ 
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Five  pounds  yellow  ochre,  one-quarter 
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There’s  An  Eddy  —  “ 
Plow  to  Fit  Your  Farm 
*  74  lYtf  Why  Inly  just  rt  common,  ordinary  plow  when 
von  cun  goi  a  plow  with  a  ••  pedigree  "  at  equal  cost  /£  'S7?y  a 
—one  that  has  in  it.  all  the  experience  of  M  years  Y  U  -ifc  « 
SS&Uh--  There  are  several  model*  cl  Eddy  Blows.  Kacb  Is  do-  \  (  ^VT'W'Tx, 
signed  for  a  distinct  kind  of  soil — and  has  several  mivant-  I  /**.. 
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-bill  piece  or  cut  ling  ,-lg.-  with  each  new  share.  (lie  way.  dot  for  old  ground  ns  well  as  sod  No  i 
No  near  on  Innd.-ide.  slip  lo  ci  replaced  f..r  a  nioi  o  brokc  i  . . Her  blocks.  Coulter  knife  will  J 
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Ditoiieb  Plax  Waxtki).  I  would 
like  to  have  a  working  drawing,  or 
sketch,  of  a  ditcher;  that  is.  a  two-horse 
arrangement  to  run  out,  or  clean  out,  the 
dead  furrows  and  cross  ditches  after 
seeding  small  grains.  Some  farmers  use 
a  plow  and  follow  this  with  a  makeshift 
ditcher  to  smooth  down  the  loose  earth. 
I  want  the  ditcher  to  do  the  work  of  the 
plow  too.  with  the  possible  exception  of 
the  cross  ditches,  which  are  usually  deep¬ 
er  and  have  to  be  plowed  first,  and  then 
rolled  or  gone  through  with  ditcher. 
Some  of  your  readers  must  have  one  that 
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The  Result  of 
84  Years  n! 
Honest  Plow 
Making 
r3  Ge  ncrations 
r  ofManufacturers 
of  Plows 
Behind  Eddy  Plow"' 
if  AN  w 
"eddy*  always  ready 
