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there is iio state in the Union that could have parks so cheaply 

 planted on so grand scale which, in after years, would bring 

 in such satisfactory returns. 



You can not successfully grow Jack Pines from seed in 

 Nebraska. They grow readily by the million in their own 

 northern habitat, Avhcn they are sent out by the hundred 

 thousand every spring. 



EVERGREEN BARNS. 



In many parts of the Middle West the air is dry and there 

 is but little rain or damp snow in the winter. Lumber is get- 

 ting out of reach, and yet cattle need better shelter than a 

 wire fence. Lay off a quarter of an acre or more, according 

 to the size of your herd. Have the ground in the best of 

 cultivation, around this put two rows of Austrian of Ponde- 

 rosa Pine. If toward the 100th Meridian, take the latter. 

 Have the rows eight feet apart and put the trees the same 

 distance apart in the row, breaking joints. Give the trees the 

 best cultivation. They will cost you five to ten sents apiece. 

 In five years yon have quite a shelter which is growing better 

 each year. The lower branches touch and the double row 

 keeps out the wind. In aljout ten years you can cut off the 

 limbs as they project into the yard so the cattle can get under 

 them. At this stage the trees are making a splendid growth 

 and giving fine protection. Put your stacks in the center, 

 you can use a movable top. The trees will defend your hay 

 from the winds and storms. In fifteen or twenty years you 

 have a splendid shelter. You just plant the trees and Nature 

 puts on the siding and covering. While a timber barn would 

 decrease in value, this is getting better and better. The yard 

 should be cleaned out every spring and sowed to corn or 

 sorghum. The ground should be plowed, otherwise too much 

 manure would injure the trees. 



