242 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



Cutting Large Limbs.— It should be with 



the greatest care that we remove the large 

 limbs from our trees. There may be great 

 damage caused by cutting too close to the trunk 

 and allowing them to split down. The wound 

 thus made on the body will be much harder to 

 heal than the one made by the removal of the 

 limb proper. We have found the best method 

 is to make two cuts, that is, leave a stub and 

 remove it afterwards. We do this by first saw- 

 ing up on the under side of the limb at some 

 convenient distance from the body, and as soon 

 as it begins to bind, remove the saw and place 

 it on top of the limb a little to one side of the 

 cut already made, and saw down until the 

 limb falls. Then we have a stub left, which 

 may be removed with perfect ease to ourself 

 and safety to the tree. 



Treatment of Wounds.— After the prun- 

 ing is done we should not fail to coat all 

 wounds that are an inch, and over in diameter, 

 with wax or paint. The latter is generally 

 more convenient, and when used should not be 

 too thin, remembering that it is being used as 

 a means of protection against moisture, and to 

 prevent the drying or cracking of the wood 

 caused by the escape of moisture. In order to 



