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Under-Cover viorkers Tn The Oi-chard - A fev/ days ago the vrriter was asked 

 to look at some pear trees with foliage of unusual colore Instead of a 

 normal green color, the leaves \irere a brilliant red, having taken on a 

 gorgeous autiimn hueo A heavy grc^Tth of grass surrounded the trunks and 

 there v/as evidence of a heav^' population of mice. On digging avay the 

 grass the abnormal looking pear trees were found to be girdled o The in- 

 jury dated back to last spring. However, the trees being at least 20 

 years old had sufficient sapiYood to pull through the season, and even 

 bore a fairly good crop* The moral of this story is obvious. So long 

 as grass or other vegetation is allowed to grow aroiind the trunk of the 

 tree, and mice are able to work in obscurity, girdling may remai^n un- 

 observed for months, or years « This is particularly true where only 

 one side of the tree is girdled. It takes time to clear avray the grov/th 

 around a tree and replace it ■'/rith sand or gravel. And the job must be 

 repeated every few years* It also takes time to grov/ a nevr tree. This 

 is the tine of year to insure against mouse injiary by digging away the 

 grass and repfecing it with sand cr gravel, baiting wherever the cover 

 is heavy, including areas immediately adjacent to the orchard, and ad- 

 justing the wire guards around young trees, vAere neededo Careful at- 

 tention now may avoid an unpleasant surprise next spring o 



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Farm Fire Safety Sloggn^ "Let 's GrOT.r Up - Not Burn Up" - Each day on the average 33 

 people in -ohe U. S. and Canada are killed ty fix-ee> One-third of them are on farms* 

 Take time to m^ke your fann and family safe from the menace of fire. Check your farTn 

 now for fire hazards, such as faulty iviring, faulty machinery, and household appliances 

 and over-loaded electrical circuits. This year's fire prevention slogan is "Let's Gror; 

 Up - Not Burn Upo " 



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IMPORTANT ENCLOSURE 



Vfe are glad to cooperate with our Government by 

 enclosing vdth this issue a Treasiory Departraent folder 

 which vre believe you vfill find ;vell worth readingo It 

 suggests a practical plan v/hereby yoii as a poultryman, 

 dairyman, fruit and ve^etabTo ;',rovrer, etc, can help solve 

 your ever-present problem of maintaining your mechanical 

 equipment by the regular purchase of Uo S, Saving Bends n 



YJ^HoThles 



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SOI-ffi LATE FALL TASKS ON A FRUIT FARM 



One of the big differences between a successful fruit grov/er and one who "gets 



by" if no real emergencies appear, is the ability to anticipate and plan aheadp Whether 



working with apples or strawberries, vie are always planning for the year aheado And 



