CHAPTER VIII. 



MONTHLY ROUTINE OF LABOR AMONG FRUIT TREES. 



A chapter upon this subject may serve to 

 remind the reader of work which he might 

 otherwise forget, thus furnishing idle hours 

 with profitable employment which might oth- 

 erwise be crowded into more busy seasons of 

 the year. 



JANUARY. 



You can work this month, during pleasant 

 weather, pruning and scraping your orchard 

 trees that need this care. You can cut scions, 

 and also splice-graft little stocks previously 

 heeled-in in your cellar, for that purpose. 

 Trim your hardy grape-vines, if you had not 

 time to do it last month. 



Tread the snow around your standard and 

 nursery trees, so as to keep the mice away 

 from them. 



Examine and attend to all your trees that 



