64 Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 



Sweeping winds not only carry off the mois- 

 ture from the soil, but our trees often suffer 

 severely from tlie loss of moisture given off from 

 their branches and twigs. This is frequently 

 over looked by the planter, and after setting 

 young trees in the fall on very windy exposures, 

 he is surprised to find when spring comes that 

 many of them are nearly or quite killed to the 

 ground. Especially if the trees are young, (say 

 yearlings), as the moisture may be given off 

 more freely from trees with young bark than 

 those whose bark has become thick and heavy. 



This is discussed more fully under the head 

 of Wind-breaks. 



