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in Figs. 8 and 9 in order that there may be at least two rounds of 

 the netting- encircling- the stem of the tree. Rabbits and woodchucks 

 will not be able seriously to injure a tree thus protected. This form 



presents no obstacle to the work of 

 mice; but mounding slightly, in 

 connection, will baffle these little 

 pests. Made from new stock 24 

 inches wide, purchased by the bale 

 of 150 lineal feet, this style would 

 at present prices, cost SI. 50 per 

 hundred protectors. 



THE SPIRAL WIRE 



Spiral protectors of heavy 

 wire have been offered on the 

 market for some years, but 

 there are few used in Ohio. 

 While effective against rab- 

 bits, thej r are of no avail against 

 mice except as the trees are 

 mounded. Hence this form 

 is not superior in any way to 

 the wire netting protectors al- 

 readv described. 



Fig. 12. Wood veneer. 



