Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1913 — SINGLETREE FOR AN ORCHARD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SINGLETREE FOR AN ORCHARD

One Described and Illustrated That Has Been Used to Advantage In New York State. In response to a query regarding singletree for use in cultivating young trees, I will endeavor to describe one I have seen used to good advantage in .this section, writes Edwin Haight in the Rural New Yorker. The whiffletree is flat Instead of rounded and each end is rounded from the back edge. A heavy strap, usually a piece of trace, is then bolted, or securely fastened, along the back edge and around the rounded end, leaving an end to the strap of about 18 Inches or two feet, in which an iron ring is fastened, in which to hook the trace. I give a rough sketch of one end, show-

ing how strap is fastened to whiffletree. This trap should be made long enough to hook directly on the handle, if desired, leaving nothing but smooth leather to come in contact with the trees. \

‘Strap For Orchard Singletree.