THE OPEN-TANK METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF TIMBER by Crawford, Carl G - 1907

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1907. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Circular 101. Issued July 2, 1907. Contents: History of the open-tank method; What the open-tank method is; Theory of the process; Methods employed; Application and limitations of the open-tank method; and Necessary apparatus. 15 pp. 4 illustrations: Diagram of an experimental tank used for treating fence posts; Diagram of an experimental tank used for treating telephone poles; Experimental tank used for treating mine timbers; and Diagram of a small commercial plant for treating mine timbers, cross-ties, cross-arms, etc. Ex-mus stamp and numbers on front cover. Slight rubbing at front top corner. Overall covers are Very Good to Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Figures (drawings). Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Forestry.