. Amateur fruit growing. A practical guide to the growing of fruit for home use and the market. Written with special reference to colder climates. Fruit-culture. THE APPLE. 83 Fig. b7.—Showing meHtod of making lath wires are necessary to make the lath screens. The laths are left one-fourth of an inch apart, and the wire is simply crossed between the laths and not twisted. Methods of making it will readily sug- gest themselves. It may be made on a common work-bench by the device shown in F^g. 57, which is from an article by Prof. Goff, in the Wisconsin Horticultural Report for 1891. J., J., A r
. Amateur fruit growing. A practical guide to the growing of fruit for home use and the market. Written with special reference to colder climates. Fruit-culture. THE APPLE. 83 Fig. b7.—Showing meHtod of making lath wires are necessary to make the lath screens. The laths are left one-fourth of an inch apart, and the wire is simply crossed between the laths and not twisted. Methods of making it will readily sug- gest themselves. It may be made on a common work-bench by the device shown in F^g. 57, which is from an article by Prof. Goff, in the Wisconsin Horticultural Report for 1891. J., J., A represent nails in the bench to which are attached the wires. B^ the first lath put between the i J V —^WW^-p wires and attached to 1^ thespring stick, C, y ^ -^ which holds the wires ^1 ]^j^ B -^ ^^^^^^^ taut while the other laths are inserted from the end, and these are always put under the lower and over the up- per wires, thus crossing *'^'''^^'^- the wires. E show the end of spring stick and part of first lath held together with a hooked wire. D shows lath screen partly made. The laths should be long enough to reach nearly to the lower branches of the trees. A bunch of hay may be stuffed in at the top to keep the protector in place and keep it from rubbing the tree. The screens should be left on until the wires rust off. Tar or tarred paper should never be used in contact with the bark of apple trees. Protection by banking up the trunks of young trees about one foot, on the approach of winter, as shown m Fig. 58, is a good practice. It protects the graft and is a sufficient barrier against mice, unless there is a deep fall of snow. This is not a very laborious matter, for about three spadesf ul of soil is enough for each tree. When there is danger of mice working under the snow trod it down quite firmly around the trees. To guard against mice and rabbits when not oth- erwise protected, wash the stems with thin whitewash thickened with copperas and sulphur. If this is wa
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