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Progress, Volume II, Issue 8, 1 June 1907, Page 307

The Importance of Shelter Belts in Farming.

Several articles on this subject have appeared in the Farmer and Grazier from time to time, but the matter is of sufficient importance to once more bring it under the notice of our readers. The stockbreeder should recognise these belts as an absolute necessity, more especially in the hot weather, when they afford a harbour of refuge from the heat, and to a certain extent from the torture caused by troublesome flies. There are other aspects as well m which shelter belts are beneficial According to a bulletin issued by the United States Government, they are invaluable in protecting crops fiom the damage frequently resulting from the full force of hot destructive winds They also help to conserve the moisture so essential to crop gi owing in a climate like ours. It has been proved that wind is a great help to evaporation as its velocity increases, evaporation is rapidly augmented. Shelter belts in breaking the wind effectively retard evaporation, and thereby save to growing crops the soil moisture necessary to keep them thrifty during dry, windy times. These facts are especially pertinent 111 a treeless, level, agricultural country, w r here the wind has an unobstructed sweep foi miles, and gets constantly drier in its course If tree planting is done judiciously in districts where natural timbers are scarce, there is the further advantage of having the necessary timber needed on the farm at hand The vanous uses of the shelter belts will go hand in hand and between them will materially improve the value of the land and the comfort of the farmer and his stock.

Acetylene.

When the Chinese Prince sets to work to write a testimonial, he uses no grudging phraseology The following is the tes'imony of Pimce Na ChmgWang, of Pekin, to the merits of acetylene It is published m Acetylene, the journal de< oted to that form of llluminant • ' Wei-lm-shih (Mr Williams) has introduced a new system ol shui-yuch-tien (acetylene), which is excellent, satisfactory, and comfortable. Without the use of kerosene oil, candles coal, or electricity, he can make a light which is of greater brightness than the moon The new light was fitted up last yecr in Na-Wang Palace, and up

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