| Show wy fr HOME TOWN I 1 ELPS GIVE TREES A LITTLE CARE it Is 1 much easier to prevent injuries than to cure them after their infliction indiscriminate trimming and a lack at t sealing causes the death of BO 50 per cent of our fruit and shade trees dia dis bases which result from an unheated wound aro are many most common a and i ad probably ro bably the moat la Is th the a bore or tree worm lie ile gains entrance wherever the bark Is broken and eat eats to the heart of the iff tice c these worms multiply rapidly and soon the tree hey are eating begins to look un healthy the leaves become brown ind some of the branches die whenever there Is a hole that holds water the rot will start and eat cat out the heart and a hole where water can ic accumulate cumulate Is illustrated by one fine aid did apple tree water gathered win ter came on it froze and burst the en lire tire bark of the tree As a result a rand old family tree which had furnished russets to three gen erat orations era tlona ions of little folk was lost then there la Is the winged ant which also enters through an un barked wound nd sod nourishes flourishes in colonies fatal to the life of a tree seventy five fire per cent of the trees in he avenues and streets of our ameri can cities and villages are suffering from one or the other of these evils if not all and yet that Is not so serf serl ous as it sounds for the growth of a tree iree Is of such a nature that all of these hese troubles can be overcome how flow ever the best beit way to keep your tree trees healthy Is to protect them from injuries careless bumps from a lawn mower at the base of a young tree aften elves gives entrance to the bores and result in its ita death keep nails and spikes out of them do not allow rope or wire burns to be upon them and do not burn oft the grass where you elpe expect ct young trees to flourish A tree grows only on the outside the interior or heart contributes nothing to its life if there Is a hole big or little in your tree spend a halt half holiday in tree surgery and save the years of waiting which a new tree necessitates |
