Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1913 — Horticulture [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Horticulture

PROTECTION GIVEN TO TREES

Danger of Barking Can Be Avoided by Driving Btakes or Wrapping With Wire Fencing.

Many fruit trees are Seriously Injured, or even killed, by being barked with a singletree In cultivating It takeß a very careful man to get through the season in cultivating the orchard without doing any Injury. On the average farm where the orchard ia of minor importance, the farm hands and even the owner are careless and bark many trees. This danger can he

avoided by drivlngtbree or four stout Btakes around the tree as shown In the cuts and nailing some pieces at the top to hold them firm, says the Farm and home. If wrapped with woven wire fencing, not even the pigs can injure your trees.

Three Stakes Four Stakes.