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Title

DEER-PROOF FENCES FOR ORCHARDS: A NEW LOOK AT ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY

Authors

James W. Caslick, Department of Natural Resources, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1980

Comments

Woven-wire fences, 2.4-m-high, have proven to be deer-proof and economically feasible for some apple orchards planted to semi-dwarf and dwarf trees, under high-density planting systems. The factors included in a benefit-cost analysis are described, and a formula is given to facilitate a decision about the economic feasibility of investing in a fence of this type.