Excerpt from Fencing the FarmIn order to prevent decay, wooden posts may be treated with creosote. This is' done by companies who handle fence posts or it may be done on the farm. Creosote is a greenish brown oil, slightly heavier than water. It comes in 50 gallon barrels and costs 25 to 60 cents per gallon according to the grade. Two tanks are usually used. The tanks are made of 14 gauge sheet iron. The cylindrical tank should be 334 feet in diameter and feet deep and the rectangular tank 4 by 4 by 8 feet. The cylindrical tank is the one in which the posts are first treated. The posts must be free from bark. All the inner coating should be completely removed They should be perfectly seasoned in order to allow the oil to soa.: as-o the wood. The posts are stood upright with the butts down. The creomte is shoveled in so as to fill the tank and heated to 220 degrees Fahrenheit. The posts are left in this bath for 30' minutes to 3 hours according to the kind and condition of the timber. The object is of course to expand the pores and fill them with oil, The posts are then removed to the rectangular tank and treated to a bath in creosote at a temperatureof 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The posts are held in place by a plank and lever. This fills the pores and renders thepost much more durable. The process may be accomplished by the use of one cylindrical tank - first in oil heated to 220 degrees as above and then in cooled oil with fire drawn.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.