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spiral wrapper is more resistant to the strong winds of winter which 

 sometimes play havoc even with building paper protectors if not 

 securely fastened with twine spirally applied. 



COMBINATION WIRE CLOTH AND BUILDING PAPER 



This protector, put on as shown in the picture, is trustworthy 

 under almost all conditions. The wire screen discourages the mice 

 while the paper wrapper is accepted by the rabbits as an invitation 



to look elsewhere for 

 forage. The paper 

 may be removed and 

 the screen retained 

 during- the growing 

 season. 



ANIMAL BLOOD 



Fresh blood from a 

 slaughter house, ap- 

 plied as a paint to the 

 stems of trees in aut- 

 umn and again in mid- 

 winter, will prevent the 

 work of rabbits. Or, 

 the bodies of the trees 

 may be well rubbed 

 with a piece of fresh 

 pork or beef liver with 

 the same results. 

 These remedies are 

 not effective against 

 mice, however, and 

 should be used in con- 

 nection with banking 

 or screening the bases 

 of the trees. 



Various repulsive 

 and unnamable mix- 

 tures have from time 

 to time been recommended as against the work of rabbits, but the 

 above is just as servicable, and much more cleanly to apply. 



AN EFFECTIVE WASH 



A thick paint of lime, soap, carbolic acid and sulphur is recom- 

 mended to protect fruit trees from injury by rabbits, sheep and 

 mice. It is made as follows: Slake one peck of fresh, stone lime 



Fig. 19. A bridge-grafted tree. 



