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lying snow. Unfortunately, nurserymen can 

 not control the lands which environ their trees, 

 and when snow falls to a considerable depth 

 prompt measures are sometimes necessary to 

 keep mice from destroying them. 



This can be accomplished most readily by 

 dragging a heavy log several times around each 

 block of trees, packing the snow so firmly that 

 mice cannot tunnel under it. If this be done 

 promptly after the first snowfall, subsequent 

 falls will require little attention. Under no 

 circumstances should matted grass or litter be 

 allowed around the trunks of trees or along the 

 borders of the orchard. In the absence of 

 snow a cleared space of about 18 inches radius 

 about each trunk is enough to prevent damage. 

 This space should be as smooth and clean as 

 possible. 



Tree-protectors and washes considered. If 

 any part of the orchard is so located as to be 

 subject to snowdrifts, and mice are abundant 

 in the vicinity, tree-protectors should be used. 

 These may be had of dealers for 60 to 75 

 cents per hundred, or they may be made by the 

 farmer. Strips of wire cloth make excellent 



