Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands, 1 65 



that may be hanging on the tree or lodged in 

 their forks. If left, these will be a source of 

 danger to the next crop, and may make it nec- 

 essary to do much more spraying than if they 

 were not present. They should be taken from 

 the orchard or buried or burned. The removal 

 of the rough bark on the body and main limbs 

 of the trees may destroy many insects which 

 have sheltered under it Care should be taken 

 not to scrape deep enough to injure the trees. 

 We sometimes see mules, cattle or sheep in or- 

 chards during cold winter weather browsing 

 the branches, and frequently gnawing the bark 

 from the bodies of the trees We should re- 

 member that these trees are living things, al- 

 though they appear dead because they have 

 lost their leaves. 



'^You think Fm dead/' 



Tbe apple tree said, 

 ^* Because I have never a leaf to show, 



Because I stoop, 



And my branches droop, 

 And the dull, gray mosses over me grow ; 

 But Vm alive in trunk and 'root.* 



The buds of next May 



I fold away, 

 To deck the end of every shoot " 



Crops to Grow in the Young Orchard — 



Besides the corn, v^hich is one of the best 

 crops to grov^ in the young orchard, there are 

 hoed crops, such as potatoes, tomatoes, straw- 



