The principles of fruit-growing . so-called indestructiblelabels are furnished with an eyelet through which thewire passes. We were much pleased with theselabels when we put them upon our orchard treesone fall; but the next spring we found that themetal had broken away from the eyelets, and nothingremained of them but a hole hung upon a wire.* The Cornell label is the device shown at No. 3, inthe illustration (Fig. 46). We buy the pine pack-age label, which is used by nurserymen, and whichis 6 in. long and 1% in. wide. These labels cost,painted, $ per thousand. These are wired withstiff, h
The principles of fruit-growing . so-called indestructiblelabels are furnished with an eyelet through which thewire passes. We were much pleased with theselabels when we put them upon our orchard treesone fall; but the next spring we found that themetal had broken away from the eyelets, and nothingremained of them but a hole hung upon a wire.* The Cornell label is the device shown at No. 3, inthe illustration (Fig. 46). We buy the pine pack-age label, which is used by nurserymen, and whichis 6 in. long and 1% in. wide. These labels cost,painted, $ per thousand. These are wired withstiff, heavy, galvanized wire, much like that used forpail bales, and not less than eighteen inches is usedupon each label. Hooks are turned in the ends ofthe wires before the labels are taken to the pail of pure white lead, well thinned with oil, istaken to the field with the labels. The record ismade with a very soft pencil, the label is dippedinto the paint, the wdre is placed about a conspic- *Biill. 61, CorneU Exp. Sta. Fig. 4t3. Various types of tree labels. See explanation, on pages 308-311. Various Labels. 311 uous limb, and the hooks are joined with a pair ofpliers. The paint at first almost completely obscuresthe writing, but some of it drips off and the re-mainder dries in, so that the record becomes brightand the soft pencil marks are indelibly preserved,while the label remains white. If the paint isbrushed on, the soft writing will be blurred. If inthe future the wood becomes gray, the label can bebrightened hj immersing it in a pot of white lead,without removing it from the tree. The large loopof wire allows of the growth of the branch, and thelabel hangs so low that it can be seen at a heavy, stiff wire insures the safety of the labelagainst boys and workmen. It cannot be removedwithout a pair of pincers. The label is largeenough to allow of a complete record of the nameof the variety, the place of purchase, age, and othermatters; and it is readi
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