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Mr. Minkler — An evergreen tree will never stand, planted 

 near the corner of a house; the wind will whip it to death. I would 

 not plant trees for a wind-break nearer than twelve feet. If you 

 plant them thicker, they will trim themselves up and you will soon 

 have no wind-break. 



Mr. Bryant — I think a single row is the best for a wind-break, 

 as the trees hold their limbs and foliage down to the ground better. 



Mr. Sanders — It is not the whipping of the wind that kills the 

 evergreen set at the corner of the house; I think it is the excessive 

 evaporation which takes place, that dries up the foliage, causing the 

 destruction. 



Mr. L. Woodard — I have a hemlock fence that has stood per- 

 fectly, and has always been hardy. I don't think it transplants as 

 safely as other kinds; prefer October for transplanting evergreens 

 when the fall is not too dry. 



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Mr. Rice — I think if we want to enjoy a wind-break and get 

 the benefit of it ourselves, we should plant the trees six feet apart 

 and when they get to thick, cut out every other one. 



J. V. Cotta — The Hemlock has greater evaporating surface 

 than other evergreens, and that I believe is the reason it does not 

 transplant with as much safety as the other kinds. If water can be 

 applied, you will in a measure keep them from dying. 



Mr. Minkler — The point of packing the earth firmly around the 

 roots should not be lost sight of as it is very essential. 



Mr. Periam — The Hemlock will not live planted out on the 

 prairie with no shelter, but will do all right if sheltered some. I 

 think the paper recommends the right distance to plant evergreens in 

 a fence. When a man puts out an ornamental fence he wants some- 

 thing that is pleasing to the eye, and he don't want to wait too long 

 for it, as he will be obliged to if they are set too far apart. 



Mr. Bryant — We have been troubled some with sun-scald on 

 the Hemlock, have had them die some if handled too early in the 

 spring, but if moved about the time they were budding they come 

 out all right. 



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