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Show Around H OfcWdtfjj liJilDfiK CliAFTIKG IS USKJ)TO SAVlOTItKKS U'rl.altt.l I, tlllll.-rl HlblrK Jjbtlf ftl.rlit t.r Am'1 JHtji j Prill! Iifin Injtiri'tl by nibblu or inl'tt thiilu Iht; wlnli-r fun btt mivi-'I wllhfiilt liloluti t'.peiiM! by bil'lr:') Kriiftln. j!rMo 'Miflliig Ih u hliiiplD t-,-n but rt"i ul nn hklll In the luin-illlng luin-illlng of Hie tools. . A bi'M;e r.ruft Ih lliatle by lining b''l'iH to e';linei't till) tw it ,ri 1 1 ri h tif tin? burli of a Mo''k dr limb u hl' h have bf li heparaft-'l by an Injury hij' Ii lis l'''i""i by aiiliuaJs or oilier iiieans. In ti!ln-r wttrds, Iht! Injured In-jured iiiiii Ih "bibU:i-il" by htloiin, lh endx of v.lib ii tinllit witli the lmliijured parls ithort nri'1 bel';w lluf wotjnd In uut-li iminii'-r Ihat a ronrii-etlon btv Iween II. e tlnnilfH In i-hlablltbed. Thin Idnd of tree repair Ih dt-frlbetl In a very tliiiruiigh nii'l iinderMundabln I manner In a m-w biilleiln JuhI ln?ned by the T'nlted Mtati-H I x-pnn mint of Agriculture, iih parinem' P.ullelln l.'i!), J:rlt!i.' 'Irafllng. 'J he subject mailer Ih llliiatiated Ilh a largn niiiuber of ph'ilt.grapliH of aelual graffH wlibli luakit the method readily understood by the amateur. P-rliln tTiifilng may be used en al-n!ot al-n!ot any kind of fruit tree that admits ad-mits of being readily propagated by grafting. In practice 1 here Is occasion occa-sion to resort to It much more frequently fre-quently wllh the apple than with any otljer fruit, but pear trees are often treatetl, at leaht In Home ticctlons. No rvaiion Ih apparent why the method should not be Kuecepsful on plums and cherries. peachi-H graft I'-is readily than the other treen mentioned, and there may be some question as to the Ukefulm-iui of the method in the case of this fruit, prhlge grafilng Is seldom sel-dom iisd on bhhdt or ornamental treM, but !th some kinds, It would probably prove successful In overcoming overcom-ing certain types of injuries. Mechanical Injuries hlch may be remedied by bridge grsftlng are usually usual-ly Inflicted In one of three ways. liy animals thnt feed upon the bark and tender wood, by !nsetH that burrow I through the growing layer of bark and tender wood, or by Implement used In ' the tillage of the orchard, usually the result of the carelessness of workmen. The animals liable to do the most dum-S" dum-S" by girdling are the common meadow mead-ow rooue, pine mouse, pocket gopher, ! and rabbit. Injuries mued by dlv rHvn such as "t ody blight." suncaM, etc., which girdle the trees may be successfully treated by this method of ! grafting as well. Prldge grafting Is done In tl.o early . sr. ring about the time the trees are j starting into growth, the same as In i rleft grafting for the purpose ttf tnP-worklr.g. tnP-worklr.g. It does not matter If the trees to be bridge grafted have started slightly, bnt It Is of great Importance thnt the scions be perfectly dormant. ! The chances of success ore materially clecreo'ed If the buds on the scions I have started appreciably. It is often I necefnry to secure the scions some j time In advance of the time they are to be used In order to have them In a dormant condition when needed, stor-' stor-' Ing them meanwhile where thy will not dry out and where it Is cool enough to keep them dormant, j Copies of this bulletin may be se-i se-i cured, as long as the supply lasts, j from the t'nlted States Pepartment of Agriculture, Washington, D. G |