PRESERVING FARM TOOLS.
Tho wooden parts of all farm implements if not painted and tho wooden parts of all tools, etc., likely to bo to the weather, should have dressings of creosote every now and again. The creosote penetrates tho wood and acts as a preservative, besides keeping out moisture. The creosote should bo applied when tho wood is quite dry, ns then it becomes absorbed. Scythe handles, pitchforks and wooden framed implements have their usefulness extended by this practice. It- is marvellous how many things on a farm waste rapidly just, for lack of some preservative. This is due, no doubt, to tho fact that so many things aro left out in all weathers, or, at any rate, have to be used in all weathers, and being constantly wet and dry spoils most kinds of wood.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20619, 18 July 1930, Page 18
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137PRESERVING FARM TOOLS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20619, 18 July 1930, Page 18
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