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measure protect each other from the force of the prevailing 

 southerly winds in the prairie states, especially ; and some 

 think from the hot sun, also. This is one of my favorite plans. 

 It gives ample room to cultivate, and is just right for planting 

 six rows of corn, which for the first five or six years is advis- 



( NORTH) 



(SOUTH) 

 Fig. 34. Alternate plan. 



able. The upper section of the diagram shows only the perma- 

 nent trees, of which there are 52 per acre. The rows are 28% 

 feet wide three ways, and permit cultivating the trees accord- 

 ingly. 



"The alternate plan. Fig. 34 shows the alternate plan, and 

 is in all particulars like Fig. 33, except that the rows are fully 



