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reach two feet or more above the ground. The guards may be 

 removed in summer, when danger from rabbits and mice is over. 

 But they are frequently left on to protect the trunks of the young 

 trees from sun-scald and from borers. Ornamental shrubs may 

 be drawn together in the late fall and wrapped with old canvas, 

 burlap, or heavy paper. 



Trees and shrubs should be protected by mechanical guards 

 or washes, even if poison is used. 



Fia. 401. Apple tree protected by wire 

 screen. (Ohio Station.) 



FIG. 402. Tree guard made of 

 veneer. (Ohio Station.) 



wood 



Trapping rabbits, as every boy knows, can always be resorted 

 to. The cottontail readily falls victim to the old-fashioned box 

 trap and to snares of various kinds. 



Fencing Against Rabbits. The so-called " rabbit-proof fences" 

 may be efficacious in summer, if properly installed. They afford 

 sufficient protection for melons and similar crops. But, unless 

 they are quite high, they may occasionally prove useless in winter, 

 when drifted snow provides a way over. 

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