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buildings, lanes, fields drives, yards, etc., and so arrange 

 the trees in setting them out as to give protection from the 

 north and the west winds. If possible, arrange the trees 

 so that the road and other points of interest may be seen 

 from the house. 



The windbreak should be far enough from the buildings 



Figiire 133. — An evergreen windbreak. 



that snow will not drift about them or into the yards. It 

 is well to have it include the garden and orchard as well 

 as the buildings. 



Questions: 



1. Of what financial value is a windbreak? 



2. What kinds of trees are best for windbreaks? 



3. For what reasons would you have the shelter belt or wind- 

 break a considerable distance from the buildings? 



Arithmetic: 



1. What is the cost of 1,500 willow cuttings at 75c. per thou- 

 sand? 



2. What is the cost of 460 spruce seedlings at $5.00 per hundred? 



3. How many trees will be required to set three rows 20 rods 

 long — ^trees 4 ft. apart in the row? 



4. How many willow cuttings will (be required to set 3 rows 60 

 rode long, cuttings 2 ft. apart in the row? 



