




Bailey's FARMSTEAD SHELTER BELT 
Plant your farmstead shelter belt now and enjoy its many 
benefits that much sooner. A carefully planted shelter belt 
will make the farmstead more beautiful and more comfor- 
table. Experts report that a good shelter belt will reduce 
the force of a 30 mile wind to 5 or 6 miles around the farm 
buildings. The effective area of protection may be estimat- 
ed at 6 to 8 times the height of the trees. 
The shelter belt yields measurable benefits: 
1. Fuel costs are reduced as much as one-third. 
2. Ornamental trees, fruit trees, shrubs and flowers are 
more easily grown when sheltered. 
3, Walks, drives and yard are protected from drifting 
- snow. 
4. Livestock requires less food to maintain body tempera- 
ture; more food is available for production. 
5. Song birds and game birds are attracted. 
STANDARD SHELTER BELT PLAN 
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Rows 1 and 2. Siberian Pea Tree, Russian Olive, Honey- 
suckle, Laurel Leaf Willow, Arborvitae or Juniper. 
Rows 3 and 5. Niobe Willow, Golden Willow, Lombardy 
Poplar or Chinese Elm. 
Rows 4 and 6. Green Ash, American Elm or Silver Maple. 
Rows 7 and 8. Ponderosa Pine, Jack Pine, Norway Pine 
or White Pine. 
Rows 9 and 10. Colorado Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, 
Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Douglas Fir, Arborvitae 
or Juniper. 
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A good shelter belt will not only make your farm- 
stead more comfortable and more productive; it 
will also make it more valuable to a buyer if you 
should sell. 
Halfway measures will not provide an effective 
shelter belt. The plan recommended here has 
been proven by trial since 1926 and is consider- 
ed to be standard in Minnesota. 
SPACING 
All trees and shrubs planted in the shelter belt 
should be staggered to fill up the gaps and there- 
by to more effectively check the wind. The spac- 
ing between rows is shown in the plan. These 
distances may be extended by 2 to 4 feet in the 
main windbreak (rows 3 to 10) if space is avail- 
able. The trees or shrubs used in the snow catch 
(rows 1 and 2) should be planted 4 feet apart 
in the row; all other trees should be planted 6 
feet apart in the row. The trees in rows 3 and 5 
may be cut and used for fuel’ or posts whenever 
they begin to crowd the more hardy, long-lived 
trees in rows 4 and 6. 
NUMBER TO ORDER 
The spacing of the trees and shrubs is standard, 
so the number will depend on the length of shel- 
ter belt needed to give your farmstead adequate 
protection. You will find it desirable to add_10 
per cent to your estimates. These extra trees and 
shrubs can be planted in some convenient place 
for subsequent use in making replacements. 
ORDER EARLY 
The best time for planting the shelter belt is 
early spring just after the frost goes out of the 
ground. Place your order early in the winter, so 
that shipment can be made at the best possible 
time for planting. This will also give greater as- 
surance that your order will be filled. 
SMALL TREES BEST 
Small trees are less expensive, easier to ship and 
much easier to handle than larger trees. 
HANDLING and PLANTING 
TIPS 
1. Water plants in the packages as soon as you 
pick them up. 
2. ‘“Heel-in” plants until you are ready to plant. 
3. Carry plants for planting in a pail half full of 
water. 
4. Dig only as many plants as can be planted 
in one hour. 
5. Do not allow the roots to dry. 
Dig holes large enough to permit the roots 
to spread out in a normal manner. 
