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Treatment of Injuries Caused by Mice, 



Bridge grafting. 



Badly girdled trees usually die. When the part girdled is small 

 and is covered before the wood dries out with grafting wax or other 

 substance, which will protect the inner tissues the tree may be saved. 

 If the girdled part extends entirely around the tree, it will be necessary 

 to establish some connection between the cambium above and below the 

 injury. This may be done by bridge-grafting. For this purpose use 

 long scions cut to a bevel on each end. Insert one end above and the 

 other end below the girdle, making sure that the cut surfaces are in con- 

 tact with the cambium layer. A sufficient number of these scions 

 should be put in to convey the cambium from the top to the roots and 

 all cut surfaces exposed should be covered with wax. 



Picking. 



Apples should be carefully picked by hand, without breaking the 

 skin or bruising the fruit in any way. Summer varieties for immediate 

 home use or special local trade should be allowed to ripen on the tree ; 

 fciut if intended for distant markets or storage they should be picked 



