. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. The day of the maple By EVELYN WITTER A few weeks ago, the old maple tree south of the house and east of the barnyard budded and leafed out again even though it had blown down a couple of years ago and lay near the fence line. Every twig was green despite the tree's unsubstantial connection with the earth. Some roots still brought nourishment to the tree. Today the men are cutting the maple into fireplace lengths of wood. I know there was dry rot below the hollow place where squirrels made their home; below the place where we made
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. The day of the maple By EVELYN WITTER A few weeks ago, the old maple tree south of the house and east of the barnyard budded and leafed out again even though it had blown down a couple of years ago and lay near the fence line. Every twig was green despite the tree's unsubstantial connection with the earth. Some roots still brought nourishment to the tree. Today the men are cutting the maple into fireplace lengths of wood. I know there was dry rot below the hollow place where squirrels made their home; below the place where we made a shelf for them on which to enjoy the graham crackers and other goodies we put out occasionally. Because of the rot, the tree couldn't have gone on much longer even if it hadn't been blown down. But still my heart weeps for the tree that lived for more than a hundred years, stalwart and brave against the snow and sleet and wind and storms and heat and (continued on page 8). WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G * EVITAL * GUTHION DIAZINON 14G * PARATHION * ETHREL Cole Cliemical Supply DIVISION OF -^OpA/nM AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 )|c:|c:(c)|e:)c:|c^)|c)|c:|c*:K)K**********************^**********^^ LEONARD & SONS INC. 890 MIDDLE ROAD ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 TEi. 763-2712 • Flumes • Made to your specifications Shearing Bending Shop Welding STEEL DISTRIBUTORS • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH ^)|C9|C^)|C*)|e)|c:|c:|c:|C^:|C)|C)|C)|C)|C^3|c:|C^)|C)|C^3K*)|C^^)|C3|C)|C9)C)|C)|C)|C)|C^^^)iC^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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