Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-02-21
THE HERALD.
Evergreens for windbreaks.

Rev. Geo. Pinney of the firm of
Pinney & Lawrence, Sturgeon Bay,
Wis, wrote series Of articles on
Evergreens for the Western Far
mer last season, which were extern
sively read and highly priced. Mr..
Pinney is safe authority on the sub
ject Of which he treats, since the firm
Of which he is the senior member, is
engaged in shipping millions of ever
greens every season. We quote the
following relative to the value of ev-
ergreens for windbreaks and screens:
"The principal benefit of wind
break is realized in winters and ear
ly spring, when the cold chilling
winds have their greatest power
The tree to be chosen for screens and
and wind-breaks, is the tree that will
most effectually check the force OF
the tempest
The evergreen family stands pre-
eminent in this particular All know
that the thick dense foliage Of the
evergreen presents, more etfectual
barrier to the storms and winds, than
any other tree every can, even when
in full leaf But during the winter
and early spring, when all deciduous
trees are "brown and bare" scarcely
affording and resistance to the sweep
ing blast, unless il is an extensive
forest, of very large trees, Also as
we have observed evergreens possess
Of themselves native warmth, and are
capable of imparting that warmth to
the air. Who, in travelling in dense
forests has not noticed the difference
in the temperature of the atmosphere
in passing from belt of deciduous
forest trees, to one Of evergreens ?
How marked is the benefit of the ev-
ergreen screen upon the prairies.-
Out upon the open prairie the winds
howl and rush along in their mad ca
reer, sweeping the snowy mantle off
the fields, and exposing their base
surface TO the full power Of the freez-
ing and thawing out by the roots,
tho tender grasses and winter grain
and the rushing winds, seized the up
rooted plants, whip them out by the
roots and utterly destroying large
quantities, besides the great damage
Of these unbroken tempests upon
fruit trees. The roots are subjected
TO a terrible freezing the tender buds
and branches are disorganized by the
fierce power Of the frost whetted by
the unbrokon winds.
But | SEQ no need TO enumerate
the many benefits OF wind-breaks to
crops and fruit trees, this Is we'll I'M
derstood. We would only refer to
tho superiority Of evergreens, as q
wind break. These many benefits
to orchards and crops can scarcely
be realized, except through the agen-
cy of evergreens. Notice the powers
OF the winds upon dwellings, and
stock yards. How bare and desolato
the farm house and yard, out on the
prairie without its screen Of ever
green's The tempests howl around
the dwellings, knocking at i'll fasten
ed windows and doors, forcing it's
icy breath through every crack and
crevice, rushing in at every opening
Of tno door, filing tho dwelling with
cold chilling air, creeping into cellars
and potato holes, and destroying the
fruit Of the husbandman. The cat
tic standing without "with all tours
on six-pence,' shivering in every
Joint and muscle.
Now contrast this with the thrifty
farmer, who has planted a screen of
a double or tribble row Of evergreens
about his premises. The scenes here
arc all cherry and cozy. The trav-
oler feels at once that he has entered
different atmosphere within doors
and about the yard all is comforta-
bic and CHEEKY the cattle stand
chewing their cuds, regardless of the
tempests roaring upon the unbrOken
prairies,
These homes protected by the
screens and groves of evergreens are
green spots in ones vision, rising up
like an oasis upon the desert whence
the farmer, when weary with the la
bors and cares incident to his occu-
patton can find a refreshing cooling
shade in summer, and protection from
the blasts OF winter.