114 GENERAL ADVICE 



The tallies of this type of label are often made 

 of glass or porcelain with the name indelibly 

 printed in them. Fig. 117 shows a zinc tally, 

 which is secured to the tree by means of a sharp 

 and pointed wire which is driven into the wood. 

 Some prefer to have two arms to this wire, driv- 

 ing one point upon either side of the tree. If 

 galvanized wire is used, these labels will last for 

 many years. 



It is very important, when adjusting labels to 

 trees, to be sure that the wire is not twisted tight 

 against the wood. Fig. 118 shows 

 the injury which is likely to result 

 from label wires. When a tree is 

 constricted or girdled, it is very 

 liable to be broken off by winds. 

 It should be a rule to attach the 

 label to a lirnb of minor impor- 

 tance, so that if the wire should 

 us. stem injure the part, the loss will not 

 girdled by the be serious. When the label, Fig. 



label wire. n ^ ig appUed? Qnly the tipg of the 



wire should be twisted together, leaving a large 

 loop for the expansion of the limb. 



ENRICHING THE LAND. 



There are two coordinate problems concerned in 

 the fertilizing of the land: the direct addition of 

 plant -food, and the improvement of the physical 

 texture of the soil. The latter office is often the 



