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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



What a contrast is this to the herds one occasionally sees resting 

 at midday in the shade of a large tree or a small grove, which the 

 more thoughtful and humane farmer has left in his pasture for the 

 comfort of his cattle ! Which farmer do you suppose gets the most 

 milk? 



Nearly all of the town and country roads in this state are laid 

 out four rods wide, and I have frequently seen the entire width 

 cleared of every tree and shruh, leaving a wide, dusty roadway with 

 a border filled with noxious weeds. A roadway of twenty feet is 



A noble elm standing guard over the Jacob W. Manning homestead, in Reading, Mass. 



broad enough for any country road ; the remaining forty feet should 

 have a natural border of trees and shrubs. Where there are no 

 natural trees they should be planted, as our New England fore- 

 fathers planted them fifty and one hundred years ago. The charm 

 of New England today is its country roads and shaded lanes lead- 

 ing to the farm-houses. Roadside trees in many instances could be 

 made to serve as shelter from the sun for cattle in pastures, and 

 they are always a source of delight to those who drive over the 

 roads. 



