CATTLE, HOW TO SHELTER/' J7J 
feeding. While in motion in the act of grazing they do not suffer from 
heat.. Therefore it is better that they be obliged to do some travel to 
reach the shade, and this shade if natural will generally have water near. 
If not, the artificial shade should be given at such places where water 
may be had from mills or ponds most cheaply. 
PASTORAL 6CE2US. 
The accompanying - cut will show how this artificial shelter is accom- 
plished both by isolated trees in the pasture and by clumps and groves in 
the distance. As previously stated, the single trees we condemn, and 
they have been introduced to illustrate the point, and at the same time 
give effect to a most pleasant pastoral scene, and which any farmer may 
obtain in a gently undulating country. 
Where to Plant Shelter. 
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This shelter should bo planted along the crest of ridges, about gullies 
and ravines, and in fact wherever the soil is not adapted to cultivation. 
These points will be especially sought during the heat of Summer, and 
the timber will eventually more than pay the cost of planting in any 
prairie country. All high points are generally free to a great extent from 
biting insects. The ravines will afford shelter from winds and driving 
