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Show TEN COMMANDMENTS H WlNDBREAKERS Washington. July 18. Tho forest II servlco has devised a decalogue for the use of farmers In the plains re- V glons. These ten commandments are D to be displayed as part of exhibit I which the forest service Is preparing I for an exposition to be held during I October at Tulsa, Oklahoma, in con- I nection with the elgth International dry farming congress. The command- I tne'nts for owners, of windbreaks are as follows i 1. Place the windbreak at right an gles to the direction of Injurious prevailing pre-vailing winds. ,vr J 2. Devote from one-clghth to one ' fifth of the farm to timber. Its pro tectivo value more than pays tor the i grbund It occupies, to a:y nothing ci 1 the timber yleldi j 3. Plant only1 species nuked to wine j break uss to the region and to tho locality. lo-cality. 4 . Plant rapid growers for quick re- I suits; but under-plant with slower growing species, which are usually 'onger lived and more valuable G. Supplement a deciduous wind- I break with evergreens to afford pro- I tectlon In winter. , C. Separate trees by tho spacing p-opcr to the species used. Tho tree1 II should be close enough to produce the I windbreak and to yield good poles, but should not be so crowGed ns to II produce spindling growth. i 7. Make the windbreak thick from tho bottom up, especially on tho side toward tho wind. This may be dono by using species which branch near i the ground, by planting outsldo rows . of low-growing trees, by encouraging natural reproduction and by under- plcnttng. 8. Cultivate the plantation thorough IN ly while It Is young. 9. Do not allow excessive grazing where reproduction is desired. II 10. Do not thin your woodlot too I 111 heavily or take out the best fees for 11 minor uses. Remember that a timber IH! tract should be Improved by use and that each clearing should leave It In better condition than btforo. I Other exhibits will show tho proper I locations for wind breaks, suitable II species for planting and direction of harmful prevailing winds In varl- I ous regions. U II |