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Fire protection costs fir region may run up against a normal cost protection.

on Tree Farms in the Douglas to 35 cents an acre annually as of 8 cents an acre for statewide

Unoccupied houses, new or old, should not be allowed to stand without some heat during the winter. A temperature of about 15 degrees above outside temperatures and above freezing at all times will keep the woodwork, finish and other parts of the house from being affected by dampness or frost.

A pin knot is one not over f" is one over f" but not over 3f" ln in diameter; a small knot diameter.

When transparent finishes are used, prompt the varnish when needed is essential to prevent from turning permanently gray. t" i renerval of the rvood

Decay in lumber develops only under certain conditions which invariably involve a moisture content in excess of 20 per cent. If lumber is reduced to or below 20 per cent moisture content and kept that way, there will ,be no danger from wood destroying fungi. A piece of lumber may develop decay before being used in a structure, but it can be used in such a way that the action of the decay will be completely arrested and will not be revived unless the exposure to moisture is sufficient to bring the moisture content of the piece above 20 per cent.