. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 27 by the cut ends in a high wind. The bottom edge can be unturned as it is to rest on the grass or soft earth. If it is to rest on a hard surface it looks better to finish atthebottom by turning the A shaped edges inward at the second row of twists. (See dotted line D, Fig. 5.) The upper edge can be curved a little outward (See Fig. 6), giving a more finished appearance to the guard. To fasten the vertical edges of the guard together when it is placed around a tree use No. 16 copper wire. Lap the guard t
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 27 by the cut ends in a high wind. The bottom edge can be unturned as it is to rest on the grass or soft earth. If it is to rest on a hard surface it looks better to finish atthebottom by turning the A shaped edges inward at the second row of twists. (See dotted line D, Fig. 5.) The upper edge can be curved a little outward (See Fig. 6), giving a more finished appearance to the guard. To fasten the vertical edges of the guard together when it is placed around a tree use No. 16 copper wire. Lap the guard to make it as small as is desired. Tie the guard at the top to the tree with stout soft twine in opposite directions to hold it in place. If this guard is made and set up in a workmanlike manner the result will be satisfactory and the expense moderate. Three men, one to cut and two to roll and bend the wire, can make and fit one hundred guards in a day. A very cheap and efficient tree guard is used to quite an extent in some places, and is known as the " Clinton Tree ; This guard is made of No. 15 galvanized wire with a mesh ^ inch in diameter, all the wire contacts being soldered. This wire can be bought in strips of various widths from 24 to 48 inches, and cut off any length desired, 6 and 6^2 feet being the more desired lengths. Strips 12 inches wide or more are well suited for small trees. These are rolled up in cylindrical form of the de- sired diameter and tied together by one or two pieces of copper wire to prevent the top of the guard from chafing the tree. This may be made of pieces of rope or heavily in- sulated electric wire passed through the guard in such a way as to prevent the guard from coming into contact with the tree. The great advantage of this guard is its cheapness, and since it is made of heavy wire and firmly put to- gether it answers the requirements well. This wire is made by the Clinton Wire Co., Clinton, Mass., and costs about 4^ cents
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