Show I Bracing Fruit Trees to to Guard Against Accident Fruit trees whose branches are nrc likely likely like like- ly to break or 01 split down under their weight of fruit or In storm may be effectively braced with light Iron rods or heavy wire Here Is a method of bracing which has proved pro practical at the Ohio cultural experiment station Old trees with forks or weakening crotches which give gl promise of or collapse are held from splitting by bJ heavy galvanized galvan wire or thin rods attached by bJ means menns of screw screw-e screw eyes es or bolts eyebolts In Inthe Inthe inthe the branches In such a manner as IS to keep them from spreading If It e bolts e-bolts eye boils are used u a hole Into which they will fit Gt neatly Is bored through the tIle limb and a nut placed on the end of at the bolt to hold It In place Screw Screw Screw-ejes eyes es or bolts are ure carefully placed The rods or heavy wires are placed so as to prevent pre the limbs from spreading out a of their natural positions By passing the rods through a ring at atthe atthe atthe the center s several erat branches ma may be braced firmI firmly Wires should not be looped around branches Needed bracing brac brae bracing ing can be done to to advantage nd In winter winter win win- ter ter w when hen th the trees are not loaded with foliage and fruit |