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[Jerry Levit <jerlevit@gmail.com>]

Our neighbors the crows are having a field day in our orchard. We have 66 
dwarf apple trees on a Marchand trellis, 15 semi-dwarf apples and four 
semi-dwarf pear trees. The trees range between 4 and 6 years old and this is 
their first year of serious production. Unfortunately for us, the crows are 
getting most of the nearly-ripe fruit. We have put up scare tape, deployed an 
owl scarecrow and are employing a Bird Gard Pro sound device. Each system 
worked for about four or five days. I don't mind sharing some of our harvest 
with the critters. I just want my fair share. Short of netting each tree are 
there any other ideas that folks on this list that have proven effective. 
Thanks for your insights and experience.

Jerry Levit
Windy Meadows
4371 Russell Road
Graham, NC 27253
jerlevit@gmail.com
336.376.5559 (Farm)
919.824.6843 (Cell)