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ribbons between, will immensely aid in con- 

 serving moisture and in sheltering from the 

 wind. They save the moisture, not only by 

 holding it in their leaves and bark, but also 

 by decreasing the velocity of the wind, swift 

 wind vieing with the sun itself as a desic- 

 cating power during the summer months. 



"The windbreak," says Mr. Clothier, "is 

 a practical appliance for the conservation 

 of the moisture of the soil. A quarter sec- 

 tion, divided by belts of Russian wild olive 

 a rod wide into long narrow fields extend- 

 ing lengthwise east and west, will yield more 

 crops than the whole 160 acres in cultiva- 

 tion. If the utilization of the Russian wild 

 olive is not possible, the farmer should go 

 to Nature for material with which to form 

 hedges. The following native shrubs and 

 small trees should be planted for hedges: 

 Buffalo berry, choke cherry, wild plum, 

 buckthorn, fragrant sumach, ironwood, dia- 

 mond willow, wild black currant, wild 

 gooseberry, thorny haw, wild rose, red twig 

 dogwood, false indigo and sand bar willow. 

 There are many introduced shrubs that are 



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