Show rodents injure fruit trees during winter fruit trees ot of all kinds under missouri conditions are subjected to more or less serious injury each year by rabbits and field mice during the winter says T J talbert chairman of the department of horticulture of the missouri college of agriculture this injury Is generally great enough to warrant the protection of all young fruit trees against danger tor for at least the first six or eight years after transplanting such injury to young fruit trees should therefore be anticipated anticipate and guarded against in tact fact the protection of young fruit trees from rabbit and mouse injury should be given careful consideration and made a regular orchard practice |