14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 22, 195t>
Simple Method of Treating Fence
Posts by Home Owners Devised
WASHINGOTN (USDA)
Home owner can treat their own
fence posts against decay and
temmtes by a simple soaking
process developed by the Forest
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HIESTAND Inc.
Products Laboiatoiy of the For
est Service, the U S. Department
of Agriculture announced today.
By standing the round green
posts first in a water solution of
copper sulfate and then a water
solution of sodium chromate, the
two chemicals diffuse into the
post and combine to form cop
per chromate. This combination
is toxic to fungi and insects,
practically insoluble in water,
and will not leach from wood
placed in a damp soil.
One of 100 Decayed
Of 100 pine posts thus treated
and set in 1942 in Mississippi
only one has decayed This is a
region of high decay and termite
hazaid where the average life
of untreated pine posts is about
three years The average life of
hardwood posts also has been ex
tended considerably by this treat
ment The method shows promise
of wide application for presexva-
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' CHICAGO HOGS AVG. $15.15
Further declines were shown
in the Chicago hog market this
week where Monday’s average
was, $15.15 with a ton on a small
lot at $l7 25. Further declines
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tion of wood for farm use
Equipment needed to carry out
this treatment is commonly
found in most homes: A scale to
weigh <the chemicals or a 1-pound
coffee can. a 10-quart pail, and
two barrels, one of which must
be wooden or concrete. The 25
pounds of copper sulfate crystals
and 25 pounds of sodium chro
mate powder needed usually can
be ordered through a local hard
ware store If not, the Laboratory
at Madison, Wis., has a partial
list of companies handling the
chemicals
-50 Posts At A Time
The Forest Products Labora
tory recommends that no less
than 50 ‘posts be treated at a
/time Posts should be cut six
inches longer than needed and
treated as soon after cutting as
possible. They should be peeled
just before they are put in the
copper sulfate solution
Copper sulfate is corrosive so
must not be mixed in an iron
container To 24 gallons of water
add 18 pounds or about 7 coffee
cans of copper sulfate crystals.
Stir until they dissolve. Less
stirring is needed if they are
added to the water the day be
fore the solution is to be used
Cut off six inches from the
large end of each post and stand
in the solution cut end down for
two days. The area of the post
which will be in the ground
should be surrounded by the
liquid To prepare extra solution
add about 2-3 coffee can of cop
per sulfate crystals to a 10-quart
pail of water.
Best To Store Posts,
The posts are then transferred
to the second solution made by
slowly l stirring 18 pounds or
about 6 coffee cans full of powd
ered sodium chromate into 26
gallons of water- This chemical
dissolves readily. Keep the posts
in this solution one day large
end down and one day top end"
down If additional solution is
needed, add 2-3 coffee can of
sodium chromate powder to the
pail of water.
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Posts can be used at once,
but it is better to pile them
close together for several
weeks. This rest period helps
distribute the chmeicals
more evenly through the
posts. If they are to be used
" soon, it is advisable to rinse
them.
The solutions should be forti
fied before the treating of each
new set of posts. To the copper
sulfate mixture add enough wat
er to bring it to its original level
and 3 pounds or 1 heaping cof
fee can of the crystals. For the
sodium chromate solution add
water to bring it to its original
level and add 3 pounds or 1 level
coffee can of chemical.
The chemical solutions are
harmful if taken internally, so
children and animals should be
kept away from them. People
handling the posts during the
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treatment process should wear
rubber gloves to avoid possible
irritations. When the treating
process is complete, the chemi
cals should be dumped into a
hole some distance away from
wells or livestock ponds. After
they have seeped away, the holes
should be filled with dirt
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