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nts mulch had been hauled to the field very little mouse inury in our orchard ‘
ted and dumped on the rows but not since mounding our trees.
spread. It would be interesting to l have notiood that Winton injury
LUG examine some plants beneath these happens quite olton following a_ doot,
tell piles aud ¢0ml>¤·1`e them with B0me of snow with sub-zero temperatures when
FY the surrounding plants- we have two or three days or bright
ing There should be a number of lessons sunshine while the snow is on the
to be learned from the present season; ground. The injury usually occurs
and after several more years of open- worse on the side exposed to the sun
minded study and record-taking a sub- (southwest in this section). This is
my stantlal store of information on straw- due to the reflection of the sun on the
  berry mulch manipulation in Ken- snow, as well as to the direct rays of
ug; tucky should hc assembled. the sun upon the trunks.
ere lemons NO'1`E: lu. Sanus is an }“‘°}"€". me "‘i“" ¥S.°"“S"", by
fhg epllvlliliollccdGlnltlucalialéllo     gt mice,. l¢lblJ1l.S, or Winter lnjury, bridge
top itil?-Sctibsfzilustkd a)grcat Smit of injury to gmilmg IS me best Operation to use
the gteuiggélltgjLitrcoilnic;;l»ltl_·irgr§li:52l:.grlllioxga to attempt to save the trees. If there
{ 8 by him and have since apparently com- are u number of trees girdled bY the -
vlcwlv F¢¢¤\'•¢¤’¢¢l· WS ¤¤"-tele wl bridge mice this work can be started before
l1l1· grafting below is based on his experience _
tow ot ,,,,1,,,- ypluis up,] ghiquld ucl Orngreat the buds begin to swell or sap raising
me ¥.2iE‘$?ts"Lr ‘.‘.§’Jbs."EZ¥1l“‘Fv.».§i£f°i‘.%Bi; ii; ravnly. in ¤r¤e¤· to ger the work done
ther   ill [VOID $(:\'(:l`Ll.[ SCCUOIIS of [H6 in {lying for lllgxllnum early summgy
how gow ‘ U
in-o, SUCCESS WITH BRIDGE If you start the bridge grafting early
tho GRAFTING APPLE TREES it is well to paraffin the scions to pre-
lark W. A. SANDEFUR, Robards, Kentucky Vent them from dl`Ylllg Out before
doo t { l growth starts. Make your examina-
jury There are three injuries that we may tions onily of tho nuinboi. of troos to
groin expect to ePl’le trees Hem the Yeeem be bridge grafted and cut your scions,
tions cold weather and snow. \\'e are likely which Sliouid bo ot good vigorous
oro to NW9 ill.ll1l`>' from mee~dO“' OY teeld growths and long enough to cover the
muy mice, rabbits, and also some winter inintod port ot tho tioos woll_ Yon
1¤Jl1¤‘Y- can save this scion wood while prun-
xome By bridge grafting, these injured ing, and by burying the scions in well 2
aome trees can be saved if the grower will drained soil or sand, the work can be `
ie or take time to perform the bridge graft- extended into very late spring, how- ·
were ing correctly and make preparations ever the most ideal time for this work
uu. before the buds swell. I might say is just as the buds on the trees are  
Boi-ly that along with using poison for swelling, ’ _
ched meadow or iield mice. one of the best The scions are grafted into the tree
the precautions, is to mound the trees below the injury by cutting the base
ation slightly, using several shovels of dirt or lower end of scion with a slanting .
or coal cinders, around the base of the cnt two inches long, then make an Q o
efore tree to make a good size mound. We opening at the base of the tree with a   ' r
num prefer cinders and every tree in our straight blade knife and push the base 3 o
when apple orchard is mounded. I am of or heavy end of scion that you have
,0 set the opinion there is something in the cut slanting i11to the opening you have Q
slow cinders that mice do no like so well, made at the base of the tree. Cut the   K _
slow and of course the mounds expose the upper cud of the scion the same way   —_ p
lS_ mice to the cold unless we have an and make an opening in the tree above   I —
arial- unusual deep snow. We have used the injury and force scion in opening   “ ._ 4
w for very little poison bait and have had as below. It is very important that     i