...where the winds are checked. Hence, the value of the windbreak, which reduces both the evaporation irom the soil and the transpiration from the plant; for...to plant growth on most parts of the plains region. What do we learn from these considerations to help us in forest planting on the plains? Plainly this:...

...miles an hour, there is probably at least four times as much water evaporated and 28975— Bull. 5 3 dissipated as where the winds are checked. Hence the...the motion of the plant under the influence of wind. The hot winds, which are equally as characteristic of this forestless region as the blizzards, sap...

...times as much water evaporated and 28975— Bull. 5 3 33 dissipated as where tbe winds are checkod. Hence the value of the windbreak which reduces both...the motion of the plant under the influence of wind. The hot winds, which are equally as characteristic of this forestless region as the blizzards, sap...

...much water evaporated and dissipated as where the winds are checked. Hence, the value of forests as a windbreak, which reduces both the evaporation from...transpiration from the plant, for transpiration is also hurried by the motion of the plant under the influence of the wind. The influence of forest cover upon...