-jd MINNESOTA STATl'. IIOKTICULTL'UAL SOCIETY. 



THE WINDBREAK ON THE PLAINS. 



N. O. P. SVNOGROUND, GROTOX. S. D. 



The first thing a farmer should do when he starts a place 

 on the plains is to carry in his mind the spot where he will build 

 his house and barn and then commence breaking up his ground. 

 When this is all done he can plant trees for shelter, so that he will 

 not be compelled to have the fierce north wind strike him in the 

 face when he steps outside his door. 



A Sheltered Nook on the Prairie Facing South under Shelter of Windbreak. 



The windbreak on the plains should be at least eight to ten 

 rods away from the buildings. The best kinds of trees for this 

 purpose are cottonwood, box elders and ash, mixed together. The 

 Cottonwood is the quickest grower of them all, and the ash is the 

 slowest, but the ash will outlive either the cottonwood or the box 

 elder. 



