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Show Protect Yoimg Trees in Orchard When Harrowing Young trees can be greatly damaged dam-aged h.v chain traces and singletree .ends when plowing or harrowing a ' young orchard. There will he no danger of such injuries in-juries if a piece of old inner tube about three feet long is slipped over ach outside trace. When the trace chain is hitched to the singletree the tube should he slipped over the end ' of the singletree and tied, then the ' tube should be slightly stretched and tied securely to the trace with bind- ; mg twine. If inner tubes are not i l-UHly. the traces may be wrapped i with burlap or other cloth. It takes hut a few moments to do this and the team can then work right up to the trees without even scratching fliani "J Further protection may be given the trees when harrowing if picce of old automobile tire is bound onto He corner of each outside runner of tne narrow. |