Show LEAY T S from 1 gi 91 4 HARRIET MAY 4 w if br planting for windbreak in any unsheltered spot whether on the wide and treeless areas of the great plains or in the equally wide and treeless stretches of the reclaimed desert areas or in smaller sections motions where for one reason or another there are few trees it is of the greatest possible value to the farmer to plant a in like manner it is often of great importance to plant some sort of screen either to hide unsightly views to mark a boundary or to provide a background for ornamental a plantings for a pergola or a summer house such a screen may be needed by any home owner whether farmer suburbanite or city dweller PLANTING THE SHELTER BELT authorities in the field of arboriculture recommend that a windbreak or shelter belt as it is frequently called consist of two or three varieties of trees rather than just one and that it be planted with tall trees in the center rows somewhat shorter ones in intermediate rows and low growing or shrubby ones on the outside rows in the course of time such a planting comes to have the appearance of a green tent if as is usually the case it is important to secure a rapid growth the center rows may be planted first to cottonwoods cotton woods but since these are short lived they should be replaced as promptly as possible by the longer lived elms either the american can or the chinese variety for intermediate rows unless the soil is of heavy clay or low and wet any of the following may be chosen honey locust green ash hackberry western yellow pine ponderosa or colorado spruce for the low outside rows any of the following will do well on almost any type of soil chokecherry lilac serviceberry service berry american wild plum honeysuckle or russian olive PLANTING FOR A SCREEN for a rather tall growing screen any of the trees recommended for outside rows in the shelter belt will serve the russian olive with its graceful gray green foliage is particularly ticul arly attractive choke cherries and service berries have the added advantage of yielding usable fredt and the lilac is too well known to require discussion SPACING THE SHELTER BELT the usual spacing of trees in a shelter belt is two to four feet in the row for low growing outside shrubs and six feet for trees in the inner rows rows should lie from 8 to 12 feet apart with such spacing the treetops will in time interlace and lower branches also will grow so close together that they will effectually keep out the wind and stop drift ing snows OBTAINING PLANTING STOCK cottonwood seedlings are extremely hardy and may be pulled an anywhere Y and transplanted with success any of the willows suited of course only to rather low moist ground will grow readily from cuttings aside from these species it is better to buy nursery grown stock rather than to try to transplant young trees from wild growth near by the nursery stock usually has a much better root system than does the wild stock and hence endures transplanting much better it is customary for nurseries to sell planting stock by height e As a matter of fact height is less important than stockiness experiments have shown that best results are secured from stock measuring from one fourth to three fourths of an inch just above the root collar such stock may range anywhere from 12 to 24 inches in height if conff conifers rs are being planted they should be from 6 to 12 inches in height with preference given to trees of the smaller size because the smaller size makes it possible to keep the root system intact FOR transplanting four fundamental principles underlie success in transplanting tree stock these are 1 keep the roots moist at all times either carry the tree aree in a pail of water or wrap the roots in a wet cloth 2 make the hole for planting wide enough and deep enough to fit the roots of the tree to be planted 3 set the tree a little deeper than it stood in the nursery 4 pack the soil firmly about the roots for further regarding shelter nh elter hilts belts send five costs cents to superintendent ol of documents washington D C asking for fat farmers bulletin no ho 1603 TURTLES turtles belong to one of the four great orders of reptiles their most notable characteristic is the horny shell or shield which protects them most of them are capable of drawing their heads legs and tails up into their shells thus presenting an impregnable surface to their enemies the well known snipping snapping turtle which is one of those which are not able to draw in their appendages is nevertheless a red redoubtable table fighter he defends himself much as does a snake by striking |