Duchesne Courier | 1930-02-07 | Page 4 | Mice Often Worse than Rabbits in an Orchard

Mice Often Worse Than Rabbits in an Orchard Mice are often even worse than rabbits, rab-bits, especially in a mulched orchard. When planting young trees it is al-ways al-ways safest to protect them with wire mesh collars. We have used both Inch mesh and the 1-3-Inch mesh with good results. We usually buy a roll of the wire mesh "hardware cloth" 18 Inches In width, which we cut into strips C Inches wide. These strips are rolled on a piece of pipe and they are then ready for use. When placing them around the trees push them Into the ground about 2 Inches. The tops ol the collars can be bent outward slightly, slight-ly, to a bell shupe, to prevent the trees from chafing against them as the trees sway in the wind. These collars also afford considerable protection against rabbits and sun scald.