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Show GOOD TREES FOR WINDBREAK Evergreens Planted on West Side of Yard or Buildings Tend to Soften Rigors of Winter. (By R. G. WEATHERSTONE.) A double row of evergreens as a windbreak is of equal value for protection pro-tection with a board fence of the sama height. The general method of planting plant-ing evergreens around feed Vards, houses, gardens und small fruit orchards or-chards is to plant the trees in double or triple rows so that there will ba no space between the trees for the wind to find its way through. When planted on the west side of the yards or buildings they soften the rigors of winter and add many dollars value to the appearance of the farm. A lai-ge number have been unsuccessful unsuc-cessful in growing these trees, but with proper .care and the right methods of starting the youug trees it is quite easy to start an evergreen tree. The only condition of success is that their roots must be kept moist. Foreign varieties when imported are not so sure to thrive and do ae well as the native trees. When trees of small size are started they should be set in small beds convenient for watering in case of drought, and shaded with brush or cornstalks a few Inches high above the topg ot the plants covering the surface with leaves or straw or old hay also a covering over the tops of the young plants in winter will insure their wintering win-tering in good condition. When they are firmly established with new and fibrous roots they are ready to be set out for good and it will be found best to set in rows about six feet apart and from three to four feet in the row and give good care and cultivation as would be given a garden for two or three years until the trees shade the ground. White and Norway spruce are the most rapid growers and are the most valuable for planting. White pine will make a very rapid growth In some places and the arbor vitae will make a very good growth. ' In all cases cultivate well the forepart fore-part of the season and keep down the weeds and grass. . By close planting an upright growth Is procured and as the trees become too thick they may be thinned out and the best ones left until they have obtained their growth. |