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7 acres of woodlot and 1 acre of shelter-belt, and has the advantage 

 of being simpler and more compact than the previous one. 



40 Rods 



Orchard and Garden 

 2 Acres + 



Public Road 



FIG. ;', -Sketch of plantation for a farmstead on southwest corner of a section. 

 PLANTING THE SHELTERBELTS. 



The rows of trees in the shelterbelts run north and south. They 

 should be planted 4 by 8, and thinned to 8 by 8 .when the trees get 



[Cir. 161.] 



