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Caterpillar. 
The caterpillar I gather off by hand and crush under foot, and they that want 
_ a more delicate process can conjure up one to suit their fancy. 
Cold and Drouth. 
To protect against cold or drouth, I mulch early in fall, with any kind of corse 
litter or meadow. muck, and leave it there the year round, for it is as essential to 
guard against drouth as against cold. The mulch guards the tree against all 
great extremes of heat, drouth, or cold, and no danger from mice if you keep 
plenty of baits set. 
PETER M. GIDEON. 
Mr. Latham moved the report be accepted and filed for publica- 
-tion. The motion was carried, after which opened the following— 
DISCUSSION. 
Wrapping With Paper. 
Mr. Fuller. J wrap with building paper and thus save from mice 
and rabbits. 
Mr. Jordon. Have seen an orchard so treated worse damaged 
by the paper than by mice or rabbits. It kills the bark wherever 
in contact with it. 
Mr. Fuller. Wave had experience with it for years and have 
never had a tree injured. 
Mr. Spaulding. I commenced using tarred paper early. I first 
put newspaper around the tree and the tarred paper outside of 
this. Have recommended this method to others and have heard 
only of success. Have never had a tree injured by it. Think -it 
perfectly safe if put on newspaper first. 
Mr. Fuller. There is difference in paper. Some coat the paper 
with tar instead of using paper simply impregnated with tar. 
Mr. Gideon. We should be cautious about the use of these 
things. Have seen tarred paper used once but it was disastrous. 
Why not say oiled paper? This is harmless and cheap. 
Liver, Entrails, Meat, Sulphur, Whitewash. 
Dr. Twitchell. I have used the liver of animals. It is the blood 
that the rabbits object to. Petruleum tar is certainly injurious. 
Mr. Gideon. Not all meat will repel rabbits. The gray rabbit 
