Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Trees On The Farm
Shelter belts about the homestead serve a dual purpose. They increase the comfort of the dwelling, making it a much more pleasant place to live in, and also provide a much more attractive setting or background for the buildings. They may also be used for screening off unsightly buildings, stockyards, and other places.
Very little attention is usually given to the planning of the homestead and its surroundings, but consideration of the needs of the locality, combined with a proper tree planting scheme, would add considerably to the comfort of the one and benefit of the others. For instance, where ground is not expensive, a 5-acre timber reserve could be planted on the western side of the homestead. This would not only cut off the bleak or hot westerlies, but would form a source of timber supply for all farm needs, apart from