STAND FOR ORCHARD USE.
The uso of tbe ronnr.only-inado stops i^ to ho condemned &o far as orchard work is concerned, a* their instability renders them unsafe to tho limb.-:, not only ot tho orcnardist, but to ttio.-o of tho treo which nv.iy bo gra&pwl to prevent a f.dl. In order, therefore, to lnue a stand that cov.ld bo of general \h« m tho orchard for gatheiing fruit, pruning trcos, etc., i\[r li. Keck, of the Vine Glen Orchard. Bendifto. La-, conotrurtocl a Mibr-tuntial framework, wliich carrion a broad piece of timber at t!;o
top It is simvlo m design, as will bu seen in our illustration, and id only 251b wei^Jir. It is bolted together with A-iiK-h boles, lb of them, at a cost of Is 4d, being used, and sett wood forming the material for the frame. A roan standing on the top ol this frame can, •without moving it, reach with ease over a large, section of the tree, and is thoroughly secure aIJ the time, whilst the risk of breaking branches is very much l&saened. It can bo carried with as much ea-se as a pair ol steps and can be fixed in position much quicker. — Leader.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2317, 28 July 1898, Page 8
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201STAND FOR ORCHARD USE. Otago Witness, Issue 2317, 28 July 1898, Page 8
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