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are confident that most fruit-growers do not realize their importance. They 

 protect the trees and plants at all seasons, and prevent windfalls to a great 

 extent. Orcliards thus protected in this region are more productive, more 

 uniform, and longer lived than others. Tiiey render labor among the trees 

 and plants much easier in windy days, and enable men to work in very 

 windy weather, when otherwise it would be impossible. We have always 

 succeeded in raising good'fruit close to the windbreak. * * * ^y^ 

 consider land devo.ed to shelter belts as very profitable investment, even to 

 ordinary farm crops. We should not attempt to grow dwarf pears, orange 

 quinces, or raspberries, without shelter of some sort." 



II. PROPER LOCATION, AND MANNER OF MAKING 



WINDBREAKS. 



I. THE LOCATION. 



The answer to this printed question must vary greatly with circumstances, 

 and with the kind of fruit. Some localities are greatly exposed to prevail- 

 ing winds ; others are screened by hills or sheltered in depressions and do 

 not need screens. But our hardiest fruits are better off with some protec- 

 tion.— /.y. Thomas, Union Springs. 



Where we have occupied grounds with a western exposure, we have 

 usuallv planted lines of Norway Spruce on the western border. * * * How 

 to avoid the severity of the west winds has been a constant study with us. — 

 Patrick Barry, Rochester. 



Wherever the orchards or small fruit plantations would otherwise be ex- 

 posed to strong winds. — W. T. Afann, Barker's. 



Where the wind has a sweep of a mile or more. — B. IV. Clark, Lockport. 



Under all circumstances with which we are acquainted. Peach trees 

 should not be planted nearer than 5 rods from a dense windbreak, or the 

 drifting snow will break them down. Apple trees may be planted some 

 nearer. — Geo. W. Dunn, Pierce's. 



Should plant windbreaks for all fruits except apples. No telling the 

 good a windbreak will do. — C. H. Perkins, Newark. 



Where there is a long exposure to west and southwest winds. — A. I. 

 Hulctt, Rochester. 



Under all circumstances where ground is exposed to severe winds. — 

 Irving Rouse, Rochester. 



In all bleak locations ; also to a moderate extent as ornaments and for 

 general protection. — S. C. Davis, Medina. 



Where an orchard has a northern and western exposure. — E. B. Norris, 

 Sodus. 



1st. Where it is impossible to get a good exposure ; 2d, where fruit is 

 planted which is especially liable to loss from wind, as King apples or 

 Duchess pears. — H.J. Peck, Seneca Castle. 



Upon a site that is exposed to a cold and bleak north or west wind. — C. 

 W. Pierson, Waterloo. 



Where orchards and fruit plantations are so situated as to be exposed to 

 cold bleak wiuds ; in fact, in all exposed places I have no doubt windbreaks 

 are very beneficial. — Anthony Lamb, Syracuse. 



