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ADVICE FOE FOEEST PLAN TEES TN OKLAHOMA. 



arrangement of plantations so as to interfere as little as possible 

 with the farming operations, to secure the greatest protection against 



wind, and to provide an abundant timber supply for a farm of 160 

 acres. As seen in fig. 6, the plan covers a whole section. By adopt- 

 ing it in its entirety four owner- of adjacent quarter sections could 

 cooperate to their mutual advantage. If the whole section is to be 

 laid out bv four different owners, the plan should be followed as it is, 



Model planting plan for a prairie farm. 



but if only one quarter section i- to be planted, the owner may choose 

 from the four designs the one best suited to hi- desires. 



Each quarter section i> laid out with particular reference to the 

 southwesterly winds— those that do the greatesl damage to crops 

 and orchard- in this section. The northwesl and southeast quarters 

 are planned identically alike, excepl that the tree bell along the south 

 side of the northwest quarter is reduced 2 rod- in width to make room 

 {'or a private road. East winds have not been specially considered 

 with relation to the fields, since they are of such rare occurrence that 



