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Minto. — Fruit, grass and crops thrive the better for wind-bi-eaks. 



Dorchester. — Have observed for a number of years that fruit and fall wheat do 

 better where they are sheltered by trees. 



Moore. — The benefits resulting from belts or wind-breaks may be seen any 

 season, almost, in the improved condition of winter wheat, compared with fields in 

 exposed situations where the cold, biting winds have unrestrained sweep. Fruit 

 trees also thrive and bear better, grass starts sooner in the spring, and stock have 

 shelter in cold weather and shade from a scorching summer sun. 



Dummer. — A natural growth of cedar, pine, elm, etc., has grown up along some 

 of the fences close enough for a wind-break. Fall wheat and fruit trees are 

 decidedly benefited by such shelter. I cannot say with regard to spring crops. 



Egremont. — Had a field of wheat this summer in which a few maples were 

 saved when cleared; these have grown bushy and very beautiful. I noticed that 

 the wheat was heavier and plumper around these trees than anywhere else in the 

 fields. 



G-lanford. — ^Where wind-breaks have been grown the orchards and crops 

 sheltered by them have been greatly benefited. 



Grosfield. — Last year wherever wheat was sheltered from the west winds it 

 was good; where not sheltered it was all destroyed. 



Crowland. — There is no manner of doubt that wind-breaks are of decided 

 advantage, inasmuch as it prevents the fields from being denuded of the snow, which 

 serves as a covering for all that may be committed to mother earth, the good effects 

 of which I have demonstration of every year. 



Oxford. — ^Wheat, and all fall plantings, peach and other trees, are very much 

 benefited thereby. Such wind-breaks are becoming more in use yearly. 



Tilbury Hast. — Planting here is only in its infkncy, but it is observed that the 

 fields farthest from the bush fare badly in the winter and spring under fall wheat. 

 Indeed, it is very questionable if fall wheat could be raised profitably in this section, 

 now the whole country is denuded of forest, or threatened to be. 



Rochester. — No wind-breaks planted, but bush on the north and west of growing 

 crop has a markedly good effect. 



Euphrasia. — Wind-breaks eventually become both ornamental and useful ; grass 

 and crops do not so much require wind-breaks as fruit does. In many fruit-growing 

 sections the apples especially are blown off by wind before fully matured, for want 

 of proper wind-bi'eaks. This I look upon as a great evil, as Ontario can raise fruits 

 well, and there will be a great demand in the ISTorth-West as well as in England. 



Harvey. — Where the crops are sheltered by the forests it preserves them, by 

 keeping the snow on later in the spring. Out in the clearance the wind drives all 

 the snow off, leaving them bare, only around the fences, and common sense will show 

 the necessity of wind-breaks and shelter even, for the cattle, as well as orchards and 

 grain crops. 



Stamford. — Wind-breaks are always beneficial, particularly to the apple crop. 

 Close to trees that are growing in the line fences, however, grass and crops do not 

 thrive. 



Canonto. — The effect of some wind-breaks planted hei-e can be seen by the merest 

 tyro, so much so that people are beginning either to plant or leave saplings as they 

 clear their land. 



Colchester. — -Where the natural forest has protected farms on the west and north 

 I have always noticed that the crops have always looked and been better than others 

 in the same locality not so protected. 



North Gwillimbury. — A precisely similar statement. 



South Gwillimbury. — Have observed, and heard also from those owning wind- 

 breaks, that they are a wonderful help to growing crops as well as orchards. 



Ganboro'. — Have one field sheltered on three sides by bush. On that field I am 

 sure of a crop of fall wheat, while on land not sheltered by trees the crop is sure to 

 be heaved by frost as the snow blows off, and nothing is left to protect it. 



