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Of the importance of shelter too much cannot be 

 said. Existing hedges should be allowed to grow up 

 to 10 feet, and if necessary, some quickly growing 

 trees, as Huntingdon Elm, Poplar, or Beech, with 

 Larch, and Scotch Fir, should be planted a few years 

 before the fruit is started. A big orchard can take 

 care of itself, and the hedges may be lowered when 

 the young trees get up. It is now the fashion, and a 

 good one, to plant bush and Czar Plums, Damsons, 

 Capiaumont or Chalk Pears, with the upright growing 

 Mayduke Cherries, round the outsides of newly made 

 orchards and plantations ; these break the force of 

 winds and screen the other trees, and they often fruit 

 heavily, and thus give a profitable return. 



