This scatter was flanked on the west by a windbreak of humus, clay, and fallen trees, and had run out before reaching a parallel windbreak to the east.
The presence of the west windbreak made any further excavation in that direction impossible, and it could be argued that a porch chamber might not have had foundations as deep as those of the house proper.
Beyond the west windbreak and in line with the residence were found numerous glass and pottery fragments of the first and second quarters of the 18th century, none of them in situ.
To the southeast of the eastern windbreak on ground sloping towards the secondary stream was found a scatter of brick dust extending over an area approximately 12 ft.
Windbreaks are sometimes planted with the idea of preventing the drifting of snow but the snow will collect and form great drifts on the leeward side of a windbreak and the shade from the windbreak may prevent the snow from melting so rapidly.
They may serve as a windbreak to prevent the drifting of sand.
Where a windbreak is to consist of a single row only, it should be of a densely growing type that branches close to the ground.
Trees for woodlot or windbreak planting can be purchased from commercial nurserymen or grown by the farmer.
It is safe to say that a windbreak is effective in preventing evaporation for a distance equal to ten to fifteen times its height.
Deep in the shelter of the thick timber of the valley, he had dug away the snow for his fire and sleeping place, lashing above his bed of spruce boughs a strip of canvas which acted both as windbreak and heat reflector.
A tight board fence, ten feet high, built as a windbreak on two sides, obstructed his way; and he started to walk around it.
The air was crisp and invigorating, and a decided breeze was stirring upon this lofty point, so that the windbreak which Burns began at once to build was a necessary protection if they were to remain long.
And I ought to find it dry up there for a camp tonight; it's pretty wet in the timber, and the tower should make a good windbreak from this Chinook.
The fire was enclosed in a circular windbreak of rocks, and other stones were brought to pin down the bellying canvas and ballast the working stakes.
The field was adjacent to one of the windbreak hedges and the trees had spread their roots far afield and were threatening his crop through the consumption of moisture and plant food.
Then the bed of a nearly dry stream some three hundred feet wide was crossed and beyond it a sandy plain was planted in long narrow fields between windbreak hedges.
On the prairie where a windbreak is impossible build two fires at right angles to the wind and get between them.
A windbreak of heavy tree growth is desirable but never get near trees that may blow down in a storm.
In very cold weather build the fire against the windbreak and when it is burned down rake the embers forward, rebuild the fire in front, spread boughs where the fire was and lie there on the warm ground.
He observed an improvised windbreak of canvas, and a charcoal brasier in the corner.
During the silence that ensued, the canvas of the windbreak flapped audibly, like the sail of a yacht responding to a rising breeze.
These differences arise from the fact that a Windbreak may be of great benefit in one place, but a disadvantage in another.
It is usually better to have the heavy Windbreak on the upper side of the area, so that it may not interfere with the natural drainage of the cold air down the slope.
That is, the Windbreak may be thin enough to allow the wind to take its normal direction, but its force is broken.
If the Windbreak is planted some time in advance of the orchard, the row of fruit trees next the Windbreak will be very likely to suffer from lack of moisture and food.
Persons may desire to use theWindbreak as a screen to hide undesirable objects.
The philosophy of a goodWindbreak for fruit plantations may be summed up in this way: the force of heavy winds should be broken; warm winds should be allowed to circulate freely through the plantation; still air should be avoided.
A different type of Windbreak is that which is desired for a shelter belt about the home grounds.
The climbing roses of arbours, if in very exposed situations, in addition to the mulch of straw and manure, may have corn stalks stacked against the slats, which makes a windbreak well worth the trouble.
A row of German Iris at the back of this bed will give solidity and the sturdy foliage make an excellent windbreak in the blooming season.
There are enough young hemlocks up there to windbreak our whole garden.
My experience in the last fifteen years has been that the yellow willow was the best windbreak that you can have around the house.
One grower, however, recommended close planting and later the removal of a row of trees in the windbreak when more space was needed.
Near Fargo we found some extra good specimens of Norway spruce, which I consider the best of all windbreak makers.
One very solid windbreak is made up of a lilac hedge, four rows of jack pine, four rows of Norway poplar and one row of willow.
Right across the road from the house was a half-grown windbreak of golden willow.
I don't put any northern windbreakaround any orchards I set out.
Then I would say the windbreakon the south, west and north are all of considerable importance.
Mr. Whiting: This windbreakproposition is a question of locality.
If I was going to set out another orchard I would put windbreaks all around it, north, south, east and west, and thewindbreak that I would use would be the yellow willow.
Mr. Richardson: I wish to say that in my observation and my experience if I was putting in a windbreak I would put it on the south and west sides; I wouldn't have any on the north and east.
Of course, they are held at a higher price, but they make a good windbreak because they are easily grown and are perfectly hardy to stand the dry atmosphere and the hot winds.
In the western part of the state, as well as in South Dakota--especially in South Dakota--we say that the south windbreak is decidedly the most important of any we can put in.
The first thing that would occur to Zuni would be to order the windbreak closed and all 'rollers searched for a possible stowaway.
But then we will have to report to the windbreakmaster of the city itself, and they are rather hostile to captains who have failed to have their papers checked at the fort of Shimdoog.
And how there they had crept into the windbreak of the city of Chutlzaj and stolen a great windroller.
If they maintained their average rate of twenty-five miles an hour they'd reach the windbreakin a little over eight hours.
Finally the flat plain of the windbreak lay before him, and the many masts of the great wheeled vessels were a forest around him.
The day on which the Bird of Fortune was scheduled to leave the windbreak was absolutely the last date on which it could set sail.
And when they reached a windbreak near the structure the two men rode behind it, silent, thankful.
I believe all the windbreak necessary is an ordinary fence.
I believe a windbreak of box-elder or evergreens is beneficial but not essential.
I believe a windbreak is essential, and would make it of Osage orange, maple, or cottonwood.
I think a windbreak on the south side very essential, and would make it of cottonwood and Russian mulberry, in five rows, alternating, six feet apart.
Windbreaks are not necessary here; they make their own windbreak if kept thoroughly cultivated and full of life.
It was surrounded by a windbreak of cottonwood and box-elder trees, several rows, seven feet apart each way.
Corn is the best crop to raise among young trees, as it acts as a windbreak and a partial shade.
I believe a windbreakis essential, and like Russian mulberry planted on the south and west.
I believe in a windbreak of mulberry, or any trees planted thickly, on the south.
While I would not object to a windbreak on the south side, I do not think it necessary.
I think a hedge fence all around the orchard as a windbreak would be beneficial.
For small orchards I would recommend a windbreak of Osage orange set far enough apart on the south to grow in the shape of trees.
Steady it by planting the neck of the bottle a little way in the ground and the glass bottle will act as a windbreak for your candle.
If there happens to be a big rock in your camp, build your fire on the sheltered side and directly against the stone, which will act as a windbreak and keep the driving rain from extinguishing the fire.
Behind it--to the north, stretched out, a long windbreak of poplars, with a gap or a vista in its centre.
I could also clearly see the gap in this windbreak through which I must reach the open.
Other protection than that afforded by a good windbreak is unnecessary.
I have started a hedge for a windbreak in front of them, which will also screen the poultry part of the plantation from the house.
Bless the pioneers of the windy country if, by reason of their forethought, you have a real evergreen windbreak on your place.
And there's a heavy growth in sight, Elmer, that would serve as a windbreak in case it got to blowing great guns before morning, which I don't think will happen though.
The snow would surely come from that direction, and having a windbreak might mean considerable.
Plenty of wood for a fire, and a windbreak in the bargain.
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