Show art GOOD USE FOR cornstalks CORN STALKS spreader properly placed prevent the brancheau Bran chea from interfering and twitting around we have about 2700 young amplo trees set out two years ago last year while pruning them I 1 caught on to a trick which Is of great value to me and which may be to others bays a writer in the rural new yorker A great many 0 the young trees espe cornstalk spreader dally wealthy were hard to get into shape and very often two branches which I 1 afford to lose would grow up straight side by side or twist around to overcome this I 1 used spreaders made out ot cornstalks corn stalks interfering branches I 1 hava never seen these used before the cornstalks corn stalks are light to carry around in your pocket and are easily cut into right lengths I 1 use them about one fourth or three eighths inch cut them wedge shaped on each end and spring them in tight the application of spreaders center pith forms a cushion the shape ot the branch prevents bruising and bugs tight so as not to be shaken out by storms in the first illustration one shows the cornstalk two side view and three properly notched tor spreading |