o Oh h Christmas Christinas Tree I Each year more and more people are cutting their own Christmas tree-for tree the fun involved in such an ac ac- ac- ac TO MANY families a trip to a forest area to cut their own Christmas tree is fast becoming a traditional winter outing for th the entire family reminiscent of an old fashioned i Christmas Because of this L. L Darrell Darrell Darrell Dar- Dar rell Stokes Utah State University University University Uni Uni- Extension Service agent for Davis County has issued the following information information information tion which may be of use in knowing what the problems problems problems lems are in the cutting of own tree ALL CHRISTMAS trees cut or transported in the state must be tagged From federal federal fed fed- eral lands metal tags are used from state or private land printed tags are used Printed tags are available through county sheriffs sheriff's office office office of of- fice highway weighing stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta or United States Forest Forest Forest For For- est Service and Bureau of Land Management offices at a cost of five cents each This is to protect land owners owners owners own own- ers from cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting or trespassing Cutting trees r on m. any open pen lands re re- e l quires the permission of the owner A PERSON desiring to cut cuta a personal tree should obtain a tag first These tags are issued to only authorized persons who bring legal descriptions of the lands on which the trees are to be cut The Forest Service and Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- Bu- Bu reau of Land Management traditionally traditionally traditionally tra tra- tra- tra announce Christmas tree sales areas where individuals individuals individuals may go and cut personal trees These trees are tagged and sold usually for 1 each Watch the local news releases for where these sales areas are