378 DRY LAND FARMING 



but not deeply, with the plow, scatter the seed along 

 this by hand and cover to the depth of 2 inches with the 

 hoe. The furrow may be made with the hoe and beside 

 a stretched line if desired. The harrow should be used 

 more than once until the young trees are an inch or 

 two high, and then cultivation should follow as in the 

 case of corn. Practically no other pruning is needed 

 than to cut the young trees back a .little at the end of 

 the first year. 



The trees for the grove should be planted in rows, 

 and, of course, inside the windbreak. The rows should 

 be not closer probably than 10 feet, and the distance 

 between the trees in the line of the row will vary with 

 the conditions. If a quick-growing tree, as the Norway 

 poplar, is planted between slow-growing trees, as the 

 ash, it should be done with the intention of removing 

 the quick-growing tree in due time, and allowing the 

 more durable one to remain. The distance between each 

 in the line of the row may be, say, 5 feet. But the dis- 

 tance both ways will vary with the normal precipitation 

 and the combinations when planting. The number of 

 the rows should be determined by the time that may be 

 given to caring for them. Ample protection and shade 

 are of great price in a dry country. The planting may 

 be done in about the same manner as described above 

 for evergreens. Trees not to exceed the age of two 

 years should be preferred for planting. 



The white willow may be grown for posts as for 

 windbreaks, and when cut will grow again. When grow- 

 ing the diamond willow, proceed about as follows: 

 Mark off the land, say, in squares, and plant the cuttings 

 in these squares. They will make posts more quickly if 

 trimmed to one limb, but in some instances 2 to 3 are 

 left. The cultivation given may be made in both direc- 

 tions. One acre planted thus should furnish from 3,000 

 to 4,000 posts. 



