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tion of one instance the white spruce are considerably larger 

 than the Norway. 



The white spruce carries a beautiful green luster the year 

 around, while the Norway presents a dull and somewhat naked 

 appearance in winter. Although the Norway are in good condi- 

 tion and making a fair growth each year, they seem to be unable 

 to hold their own with their more beautiful neighbors. 



No. 1. White and Norway spruce planted alternately ten feet apart. 



No. 2 shows Scotch pine planted a year later. They are large 

 trees, very healthy and provide a good windbreak, but not nearly 

 as attractive nor ornamental as either the white or Norway 

 spruce. 



No. 3 shows the balsam fir and European larch planted alter- 

 nately. In this case also, with one exception, the larch are much 

 the largest trees. All are in good, healthy condition. While the 

 larch loses its foliage in winter, it is a beautiful, symmetrical 

 tree and one of the best trees for ornamental purposes. 



All of those trees would saw into barn timbers after 

 thirty-one years of growth and prove conclusively that any of 

 those varieties will yield large profits if grown for lumber pur- 

 poses ; and while they are growing into money as a saw log, they 

 far more than compensate the owner for the money invested and 

 the land they occupy on account of the protection they afford for 



