Iron County Record | 1947-04-03 | Page 16 | Rabbits Damage Trees

Rabbits Damage Trees Rabbits frequently cause serious damage to the trunks of fruit and ornamental trees. This damage can be prevented by painting the trunks and lower scaffold branches with a resin-alcohol mixture. One-hundred fifty to 200 two-year-old trees can be treated by dissolving seven pounds of resin in one gallon of ethyl I alcohol. The pulverized resin Is j added to the alcohol and the mix-j mix-j rure stirred occasionally over a period pe-riod of 24 hours to dissolve the resin. Store the mixture in air tight con-j con-j tainers.