Mechanized Application of Bird Netting to Protect Germinating Seedlings
Netting is used to cover newly sown seedbeds to protect seed and emerging seedlings from birds. The USDA Forest Service Bend Nursery has tested an automated method of applying and removing the netting. This article describes a method of mechanizing the application and removal of netting with a hydraulic stake driver and a hand-pulled netspreading cart. Tree Planters' Notes 40(4):14-17; 1989.
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Author(s): Susan G. Skakel, James Washburn
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 40, Number 4 (1989)
Section: General
Volume: 40
Number: 4
