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On all elevated, exposed locations, in order to hold the snow more evenly 

 over the land and to prevent the evaporation that takes place rapidly with a 

 high wind. Also to furnish nesting places for birds. Geo. T. Powell 

 Ghent. 



In all windy places. D. Bogue, Medina. 



Where the wind is very severe, a windbreak on the north and west would 

 be very beneficial. Wm. C. Almy, Dundee. 



In exposed places where sandy ridges are liable to blow away. A. S. 

 Dyckman, South Haven, Mich. 



I would set nut-bearing trees on the north and west of all fruit orchards, 

 for protection and for the nuts. & M. Pear sail, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Where the snow blows off. Geo. C. McClatchie, Ltidington, Mich. 



I would recommend them wherever land is exposed to raking winds, first, 

 for retaining snows on the ground, second, to protect fruit from winds. 

 /. F. Taylor, Douglas, Mich. 



In my situation, I should want the windbreak seme 40 to So rods from the 

 orchard on the west, and extend to the north. Do not think it would be 

 safe to plant one close upon the west side of my orchard for fear of still air 

 settling down over the break. H. H. Hayes, Tahnadge, Mich. 



For all small fruits especially, for all soils and localities./. N. Stearns, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



Where the land slopes to the prevailing wind. Should want it only high 

 and thick enough to break the force of the wind, not to produce a dead 

 calm. R. J. Cory ell, Jonesville, Mich. 



In all exposed situations. L. D. Wat kins, Manchester, Mich. 



Would plant my hedge on the side w r here most exposed to high winds. 

 /. Austin Scott, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Wherever the grounds are exposed to the south and west winds. D. G. 

 Edmiston, Adrian, Mich. 



Epitome. It appears that a windbreak is desirable wherever 

 the fruit plantation is exposed to strong winds. In order to pre- 

 vent possible injury from too little circulation of air in certain lo- 

 calities, particular care should be exercised in the construction of 

 the windbreak (cf. next section). The west, southwest, and north 

 winds are the ones which need greatest attention in general. 



2. CHARACTER OF A GOOD WINDBREAK. 



We have usually planted lines of Norway Spruce on the western border. 

 Sometimes a line of European larch is planted with the spruce. These and 

 the Scotch and Austrian and white pine are all good for windbreaks. 

 Patrick Barry, Rochester. 



Evergreens are certainly preferable to deciduous trees. Judging from ob- 

 servation, Norway spruce in single row planted two feet apart is best. W. 

 F. Mann, Barkers. 



We should recommend the Norway spruce planted in a single row from 

 six to eight feet apart, or set four feet apart and every other one removed in 

 a few years. If the location is much exposed, we would recommend a row 

 or two of maples on the windward, set from eight to ten feet apart in the 

 row, the rows being from ten to fourteen feet apart. T. G. Yeomans and 

 Sons, Walworth. 



The best kind I ever used or saw was a good Norway spruce hedge set 



