THE NOETH DAKOTA FAEMSTEAD 



in a home that is made pleasant by trees and flowers will be less eager 

 to leave the farm at their earliest opportunity. 



A cheerful looking farm home, together with fair treatment, will 

 go far toward attracting and holding the most reliable farm labor. 



ADVANTAGES GAINED BY PLANTING TREES 



Many other gains result from the proper planting of trees around 

 the farm home. In protecting tfie farm buildings from the winter 

 winds the fuel bill is appreciably reduced. The livestock receives 

 much protection from the winds. If the trees are properly selected 

 and cared for, they will supply timber for fence posts and for general 

 repairs about the farm as well as an abundance of fuel. The pro- 

 tection afforded by a good windbreak of trees makes it possible to 

 grow many varieties of small fruits and of vegetables, that could not 

 be raised on the open prairie. Many kinds of edible fruits are borne 

 on ornamental plants, useful for hedges and windbreaks. Such fruits 

 can be produced at a very low cost by planting them in the shrubbery 

 clusters and windbreaks. The trees also protect the farm home from 

 the dusty, drying winds of summer and reduce the rapid evaporation 

 of moisture from the soil . besides affording an abundance of shade. 

 They serve as an attraction for birds, which not only bring happiness 

 by their song, but also aid by catching many harmful insects. During 

 the time the trees are growing they increase the value of the farm 

 with little expense to the owner. Probably the greatest assets to a 

 prairie farmer who has had enough foresight and interest to plant 

 trees around his home, are the enjoyment he derives from them in 

 later years and the appreciation of his work by those who follow him 

 in life. 



POSSIBILITIES FOR GROWING TREES ON THE PRAIRIES 



The fact that nature planted only grass over the most of North 

 Dakota is no proof that trees will not grow on our prairies. A large 

 number of very desirable trees and shrubs are found growing wild 

 along the streams and other sheltered places throughout the state. 

 This fact and the success with which trees are being grown by many 

 farmers in all parts of the state, by the Experiment Station at Fargo, 

 and on the grounds of the various Sub-experiment stations scattered 

 over the state, proves conclusively that tree growing is comparatively 

 easy to accomplish in North Dakota if proper care is taken of well 

 selected kinds of trees. An additional proof is furnished by the suc- 

 cess with which trees are being grown on the prairies of Manitoba, 

 Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. 



PLANTING MATERIAL FOR NORTH DAKOTA 



There are quite a number of desirable trees and shrubs that can 

 be grown in all parts of North Dakota. The most important factor 

 to consider in selecting trees to plant in this state, is their hardiness. 



