Show Rodents Damage Trees in Winter and Spring Rodents gnaw the bark from the trunks ot of tine the trees usually in midwinter mid mid- winter or very earl early sprIng under undercover undercover cover of oC hea heavy snow and when the themore themore more favored food tood supply Is running low although they ma may do tills this damage dam dum age any time In the late fall Calt The fhe Department ot of Agriculture points out that methods of prevention vary according to the specIes of 01 mouse und and the cultural practices fol lowed In much or of the eastern United States pine mice are present and their Injury Is usually inflicted below the th surface of the ground It is necessary sar sary to destro destroy such mice unless they are driven out by deep p and clean cultivation cul- cul of tine the whole orchard Where meadow mIce only are concerned such methods as mechanical protectors and rep repellant washes are practicable although al al- though the destruction of the tho mire mice Is preferable I |