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ovember alendar. 
J. S. HARRIS, LA CRESCENT, MINN. 
The work of November in the orchard and fruit garden is as im- 
portant to successful horticulture in this climate as that of any 
other month of the year. A man may plant in the spring and dress 
and prune and keep everything inthe best of order allsummer long, 
and all be done for naught if the autumn work is left undone. The 
“Tce King” is surely coming with certain death to many of our fond- 
est hopes following in his wake if we are unprepared for him. 
This coming has been heralded by biting frosts and blustering 
winds sent as advance pickets from his summer home in the polar 
regions, and no time should be lost in making his coming harmless 
to us. 
Drainage is essential for the best results in orcharding. Tile drain- 
_ ing may not be necessary with most orchards in this state, but the © 
water from heavy rains must not be allowed to stand around the 
trees for it is liable to cause bark-burst by freezing and thawing and 
even to rot the bark at the base of the tree. Suitable surface drains 
should be provided to quickly carry away all surplus water, Low 
places that cannot be thus drained should be filled by grading up. 
Suitable protection must be provided. For mice, cleaning up 
brush, leaves, weeds and all rubbish that can afford them hid- 
ing places and then throwing up a little mound of earth about the 
base of the trees, is almost certain protection,and especially, if when 
deep snows fall, it is tramped down about the trees. For rabbits, 
binding cornstalks or lath about the trunks or winding them with 
strips of cloth, strong paper or even hay ropes will answer the same 
purpose and incidentally afford protection against sun-scald and 
even winter killing. The whitewashing of trunks and larger 
branches, alluded to last month, will make the remedy even more 
effectual, especially where the heads of the trees are not above the 
reach of vermin. Search for the runways of rabbits, and make feed- 
ing places for them by placing shallow boxes containing corn and 
oats in their way. Later, when snows come, trap them in steel- 
traps, box-traps, or deadfalls. Often a small bounty promised to 
the boys will induce them to watch the runways on bright moon- 
light nights and shoot them as they come to the feeding places. 
Hither every tree should be kept correctly labeled ora plat of the 
ground made and the name and location of each tree marked upon 
it. Now is a good time to examine and readjust labels, and, if 
platted, note on the plat the condition of each tree—names and loca- 
tions are easily forgotten after the labels are gone unless these pre- 
cautions are taken. 
The orchard should be fenced in so securely that it will keep out 
all kinds of stock. Horses, cows and sheep will do even greater in- 
jury to trees in winter than in summer, and even hogs will do no 
more good. Young fruit trees once started are too valuable to be 
