banding with wire to keep them out, is very expensive. In 

 spraying the trees therefore, start close to the ground and spray 

 the body and branches up about four feet with Bordeaux Mix- 

 ture and Arsenate of Lead, or with Sulfocide, before the snow 

 falls. In some instances this has saved the trees. Use one gal- 

 lon of Sulfocide to one gallon 



of water, or one gallon of Bor- 

 deaux Mixture to ten gallons of 



water. 



Where young trees have had 



the bark girdled all around the 



trunk, they may be saved by 



conducting the sap across the 



girdled point through grafted 



twigs. This is done in the Spring, 



by making openings in the bark 



close to the roots, as in grafting 



and budding, making similar 



openings above the girdled place, 



and connecting them by insert- 

 ing small pieces of apple twigs 



— the annual wood being good 



for this purpose. The places 



where the ends of the twigs are 



inserted should be well covered 



with grafting wax, and twine 



drawn about them to prevent 



their being broken out while 



work is being done about the 



trees. Valuable trees may be 



saved in this manner, the sap go- 

 ing up through the twigs which 



will eventually support the tree. 



When men are working about trees, allowing plows or other 



implements to break the bark on the body of a tree, cover the 



wound promptly with a disinfectant paint when it will quickly 



heal over and no disease follow. 



Careful attention given to the above details in spraying, and 



prevention of injuries, will eliminate losses and add to profits. 



ILLUSTRATING THE METHOD OF 

 SAVING A GIRDLED TREE 



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