Show REPAIR LARGE SPLIT damaine done dome by snow breaking valuable orchard trees trea can be remedied by bolting when heavy snows split down large limbs on valuable orchard trees most of the clean splits can be repaired by bolting but where tho the break Is badly splintered and shattered it Is necessary to remove the entire limb in repairing a limb nh which ich lias has split down find and Is still clinging to the main branch it Is first lifted back into position this Is done by the down limb to a secure branch higher up for heavy limbs a block and tackle Is employ ed to bring the limb back into normal then bolts are placed through the break to hold bold the limb securely in position A bolt Is usually put alit through ouch near the upper find and lower part of the break and with long iong splits one or more bolts are placed in the center part of the break wrapping the limb back with wire would cause a girdle that would in time weaken or kill the limb it la Is not necessary to prune back the down limb after bolting usually proper bolting makes the limb stronger than ever before |