Friday, December 24, 1948
Christmas Tree Care Discussed
The Forest Products Laboratory,
after trying various chemical
treatments suggested for making
Christmas trees less inflammable,
Has concluded that keeping the
tree standing in water is about
the most practical, satisfactory,
and convenient method, says John
L. Reitzel, Wake farm agent.
The procedure recommended is
as follows: (1) Buy a tree that has
been cut recently. (2) Cut off the
end of the trunk diagonally at
least one inch above the original
cut end, and stand the tree at once
in a container of water, keeping
the water level above the cut sur
face during the entire time the tree
is in the house. If the tree is not
to be set up for several days, it
should be kept standing in water
in a cool place.
If started in time this treatment
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not only prevents the needles from
drying out and becoming inflam
mable, but it will also keep them
fresh and green and retard the fall
of the needles, Mr. Reitzel points
out.
Regardless of treatment all pos
sible precautions against fire
should be in effect around the
Christmas tree, he warns. Defec
tive electrical connections should
be eliminated and an accumulation
of combustible decorations should
not be put on or beneath the tree.
The tree should be placed so that
its accidental burning will not ig
nite curtains or other combustible
furnishings nor trap the occupants
of a room or building.
Precaution to prevent fires is
good business at any time but es
pecially at Christmas with so many
extra visitors —and extra wiring.
The Zebulon Record
ard, for the New Year, we
wish you 365 happy days.
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