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Show PROP HEAVILY LADEN TREES Various Methods Used in Great Apple Orchards of Washington to Protect Branches. 'Out In the great apple orchards of ' "Washington various methods are used for propping up the heavily laden trees. The one shown is known as the nnter pole and wire prop. When following fol-lowing this plan, screw-eyes are placed in the main limbs, and to these are Apple-Tree Prop. attached long strands of wire. . At the end of each strand is a loop, which is placed over a nail driven in the end of a pole. This pole is raised to a position nearly parallel with the trunk of the tree and then firmly set in the ground. This has the effect of drawing draw-ing the wires tight, holding the tree In shape and keeping the laden limbs from breaking under the strain. |