The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
PROTECTING YOUNG FRUIT
TREES AGAINST RABBITS.
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Household Helps.
Protecting Young Fruit Tree.

Young orchards are often irrepar-
ably damaged by rabbits. Wheh
sorcly pressed by hunger during the
winter, the snow covering up their
accustomed food, ,hey will cat the
bark on young trees owners Oh
Young orchards should take pains to
prevent this, for there is nothing
more disastrous to the life and NJ
ture usefulness OF the tree than to
have the bark injured. The only ef-
fective way of preventing it. in places
where rabbits are numerous, Is 10
wrap something about the tree for a
distance of two or three feet from
the ground. 1t has been recon-
mended to cover the tree with some
wash which would be distasteful to
rabbits, but nothing OF that nature
which would not also work injury TO
the tree has as yet been found to de-
ter the rabbits when hard pressed.
A coating OF fresh blood has. in some
cases, boen used successfully. but
this material cannot always be OBJ
tanned and it IS too readily washed
of, and the latter is true also OF
lime, glue and similar substances.
The nature of the wrapping ma
terial is of little consequence If IT
answers the purpose, writes Z. {.
Georgeson OF the Kansas agricultural
college. Straw or hay may be wound
intoarope which is wrapped about
tho tree from the ground upward.
In like manner cornstalks may be cut
in lengths Of about three feet. ar
ranged about the trunk, and tied in
place. Lath can be used for the
same purpose, and ! believe there is
patent wrapper made OF Hath. tied
together with wire. The cheapest
grade of muslin may be torn into
strips and wrapped about the trunk.
But perhaps the cheapest material is
a coarse grade of gray wrapping
paper. such as is usually found in
hardware stores. This paper is
cheap and it lasts as long as it is
wanted, that is. until the following
spring. 1t can also be tied on very
rapidly, which. in large orchard,
is no uncomfortable item. Procure
sheets which are two and one-half or
three feet wide. tear them in pieces
to suit the thickness Of tho tree and
secure it in place by three bands.
one above, ono below and one in the
middle. A good quality Of Irvine
should be used to insure that il does
not rot of too soon.
Protection OF this kind, including
the labor, does not need to cost more
than half Q cent a tree, which is a
small outlay to prevent damage to
trees worth from 81 to IS each or
more. Ali sorts of fruit trees are
liable TO be damaged by rabbits. and
therefore all sorts should be pro-
tected. This will be interesting
work for tho boys in the family on
fine days in early winter. When
spring arrives the bandages should
be removed, as they will otherwise
harbor insects destructive to the
trees, and at the same time all young
trees which have been blown over by
the wind should be Strengthened and
the earth tramped firmly about the
trunk. There is q peculiar satisfac-
ton in watching the growth Of q
young orchard from year to year,
and when well cared for it may yield
the most remunerativo crops OF the
farm. 1t should not DO exposed to
possible injury by neglecting to
adopt this simple preventive.