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the prairie states would be greatly improved by having a number 

 of wind breaks and wide shelter belts on every farm. A shelter 

 belt differs from a wind break in the width of the area planted. 

 There are objections to growing trees near productive fields because 

 of plant "food 'which the trees take from the soil near the crops. A 



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-White pines make rapid growth of wood valuable for lumber. The* must be 

 grown in dense plantations for best results. (Photo by Waugh.) 



shelter belt will do no more damage to the adjoining field than the 

 narrow wind break, and will on the other hand produce far more 

 timber products in proportion to the amount of land used. 

 The timber grown on a wide shelter belt is of better quality than 



