Show rabbits and mice harm all young fruit flint trees hundreds of young fruit trees are girdled by mice and rabbits eiery winter in south dakota A L ford extension specialist at south dakota state college says that tins this is the time to insure trees against such injury vi ath no cost and bolth but ery little time and work all dead and other trash should be removed frow from the base of the trees as this makes an ideal nesting place for the destructive old field mice inice Is its his recommendation complete protection froni from both mice and rabbits can be hall hail by tying cylinders of old window screening g or other lonely meshed x wire ire around tile the trunks this wire should extend from the ground to a height of about two fe feet et old sacks of cornstalks corn stalks tied around tile the trunk will prevent rabbit injury but these materials are apt alit to encourage mouse damage in that they afford ideal nesting places |