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Forests and Trees 



is danger of an immense drift forming in the middle of the 

 grove. The snow from the prairie will lodge there until 



/?OAD ALLOWANCE 



Courtesy Forestry Branch, Interior Dept. 

 FIG. 1 8. Plan of Farm House and Grounds. 



the weight will break down the trees. While snow in 

 moderate quantities is a good protection, it will do great 

 harm where it piles so deep. If the young trees are not 

 broken down, they will be so bent that many of them will 

 never again assume an upright position. To prevent this 

 a few rows of trees should be planted about one hundred 

 feet outside the main grove. This will form a trap where 



