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Photo by H. R. Francis 



A planting of Sugar Maple as a windbreak and for shade purposes 

 along a country road in Western Massachusetts. Conditions in this 

 section are practically the same as conditions in eastern New York. 

 Again in this view it will be seen that the trees are too close together. 

 No doubt the owner of these trees is finding the tapping of them for 

 maple sugar profitable, and if the tapping is properly done, little 

 injury should result to the trees. Unfortunately, the Sugar or Hard 

 Maple is being injured very severely by a boring insect which is 

 common throughout the State of New York. The College does not 

 advise the general planting of Sugar Maple for street or private grounds 

 in view of this destroying insect. 



