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good plant for high hedges or screens or for filling in corners about 

 the border of the yard. The buckthorn is another desirable shrub 

 for hedges or screens. It stands pruning well and will make a 

 stock-proof hedge. It should prove hardy under most conditions. 

 Any of the taller-growing trees suggested for the windbreak may 

 be used in the yard. 



Unless one is content with the native grasses or some of the 

 brome grasses, the dry farm home can hardly have a lawn. Still 

 these grasses are better than none at all. There are many farm 

 homes where a limited amount of water is available for irrigation 

 purposes, and in such cases one may grow a mixture of white clover 

 and blue grass. 



THE FRUIT GARDEN. 



Too much should not be expected of the fruit garden upon the 

 dry farm. It will serve its purpose and serve it well if it produces 

 enough fruit for the home. The hardy varieties are not always of 

 the best quality, but they must be selected for the dry farm The 

 varieties should also be chosen for a succession of fruit; summer, 

 fall and winter varieties should be planted. 



The fruit garden should be located in a protected corner of 

 the home grounds. In many cases it is well to have it located be- 

 tween the buildings and windbreak. In such a position it catches 

 the snow and occupies space that would otherwise be left vacant, if 

 we follow the suggestion of placing the buildings well away from 

 the shelter to avoid snow. The small fruits should be nearest the 

 windbreak, as the drifting snows will protect them most and seldom 

 cause any damage from breakage. One can hardly expect anything 

 in the way of fruit to grow within thirty feet of a windbreak. 



Small fruits like the currant and gooseberry should be planted 

 in rows from five to six feet apart, with the plants from four to five 

 feet apart in the row. Raspberries should be planted in rows six 

 feet apart, with the plants four feet apart in the row. Apples should 

 be planted thirty feet apart each way, and if one cares to devote one 

 row in the orchard to plums, the trees may be planted as close as 

 fifteen feet apart in the row. The arrangement of the fruit garden 

 is illustrated in the figures. 



