Description of Plates. 



Fig. 1. — Windbreak consisting of two rows of hard maple 

 backing up a close row of Norway spruce. Considered to be 

 a model shelter belt. Planted 15 years. On the farm of T. G. 

 Yeomans and Sons, Walworth, Wayne Co., New York. From 

 a photograph. [Frontispiece.] 



Figf . 2. — Windbreak of Norway spruce, set about 6 ft. apart, 

 with black raspberries in the foreground. Planted 25 years. 

 On the farm of T. G. Yeomans and Sons, Walworth, New York. 

 From a photograph. Page 97. 



Figf. 3. — Windbreak of Lombardy poplars, protecting a 

 peach orchard from heavy winds when laden with fruit and ice. 

 Planted 1 1 years. Peach trees the same age. On the fruit farm 

 of Charles Gibson, South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan. 

 From a photograph. Page 103. 



