. Trees and tree planting. Trees; Tree planting. SHELTEE-BELTS. 61. m c^^^-^ %^ ^H *?a ^? ^', M. F. Leasure as yielding, in 1874, twice the com of any other land upon the farm, though in ordinary geasons the corn is not as good as from some other parts of the farm. " Another case is that of B. F. Leonard, ten miles east of Emporia. Mr. Leonard had two fields in com last year on land cleared of timber, and at least one half mile from the prairie on the south. ' He raised,' says Mr. Mihken, 'the largest and heaviest corn I saw in 1874.' Com from this field took the premium at the Linn Co
. Trees and tree planting. Trees; Tree planting. SHELTEE-BELTS. 61. m c^^^-^ %^ ^H *?a ^? ^', M. F. Leasure as yielding, in 1874, twice the com of any other land upon the farm, though in ordinary geasons the corn is not as good as from some other parts of the farm. " Another case is that of B. F. Leonard, ten miles east of Emporia. Mr. Leonard had two fields in com last year on land cleared of timber, and at least one half mile from the prairie on the south. ' He raised,' says Mr. Mihken, 'the largest and heaviest corn I saw in 1874.' Com from this field took the premium at the Linn County Fair, and was good enough for any season. The yield was sixty bushels per acre. Several other cases have been reported, with a careful attention to all incidental circumstances, so as to leave no doubt in regard to the direct influence of protection upon the corn crop of that immediate vicinity. In one case the com was good for fifteen or twenty rods north of the timber, while beyond that line there was little or no com. In another county, where a medium crop was made without protection, the lightest com is reported on the southern side of the fields, where most exposed to the Tpinds. The above cases are only given as examples of those which have been reported. They are facts which the practical farmer. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brisbin, James S. , (James Sanks), 1837-1892. New York, Harper
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