RiRAL School Leaflet 



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on the outside, the contact will be firmest where the cambium layers are 

 in contact; and at this point growth should start. The entire cleft and 

 all cut surfaces should be covered with good grafting wax. 



Directions for making grafting waxes and bandages. — In order to make 

 common resin wax, place in a kettle one pound of resin, one-half pound of 

 beeswax, and one-quarter pound of rendered tallow, which is obtained by 

 melting beef or mutton tallow and allowing it to cool. Melt these three 

 ingredients, being careful that the mixture does not boil. When they are 

 completely melted, take the kettle from the fire, and pour the hot liquid 

 into a pail of cold water. Grease the hands thoroughly, and flatten the 

 spong^^ mass beneath the water so that it will cool unifonnly. It is impor- 

 tant that it should be removed from the water when it 

 is cold and tough, but not brittle. After it has been 

 taken from the water, pull it as you would molasses 

 candy until it is ductile and fine-grained. If it is lumpy, 

 remelt it, and pull it again. Make the finished wax 

 into balls or small skeins and put them in a cool place, 

 laying them on greased paper so as to avoid sticking. 



Alcoholic wax is made from a pound of white resin, 

 an ounce of beef tallow, and eight ounces of alcohol. 

 Melt the resin slowly, and when it is completely melted, 

 add the beef tallow. Remove the kettle from the 

 fire, and add the alcohol slowly, stirring constantly. 

 When finished, this wax is a thick paste, and it should be 

 kept in closed bottles or cans. 



Waxed string for tying small grafts is made by dip- 

 ping a ball of No. 18 knitting cotton into melted resin 

 wax before it is removed from the fire. Leave the baU in 

 the wax for a few minutes, and turn it frequently so that it will become 

 thoroughly saturated. After removing it from the hot wax, allow it to 

 drain and dry. 



Waxed bandage is made in the same manner as waxed string. A 

 roll of bandage or any kind of cloth is used in place of the string. 



Editors' note. — The planting and care of trees and shrubs on the school 

 ground is not only a profitable occupation for boys and girls, but also an 

 interesting one. Faithfully done it will result in permanent improvement 

 to the school property. All of this work is a little difficult to start, 

 but if some one in the neighborhood who understands it could come to 

 the school and give a practical demonstration, it would be the best kind 

 of a beginning. We should Hke to have reports this year from any 

 schools that do work of this kind. 



