BUILDING A FENCE.
Parker Earle in the Husbandman gives advice about building a fence as follows“ In building a fence around our young orchards, several years ago, we tried many plans for preserving the posts. Having occasion to remove the fence last winter we noticed the condition of the posts as follows Those set with no preparation were decayed an inch or more in thickness; those coated with a thick wash of lime were better preserved, but were seriously attacked by worms; those posts coated with hot tar were perfectly sound as when pat in the ground; those painted with petroleum and kerosene were equally as sound and as good for setting. Let the posts get thoroughly dry, and then, with a pan of cheap kerosene and a whitewash brush, give the lower third of the post, the part to go into the ground, two or three applications of the oil, letting it soak in well each time. Posts so treated will not be troubled by worms or insects of any kind, but will resist decay to a remarkable degree. This we find to be the simplest, easiest, cheapest, and best method of preservation.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1938, 3 September 1889, Page 4
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194BUILDING A FENCE. Temuka Leader, Issue 1938, 3 September 1889, Page 4
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