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Show Forester Urges More I Windbreaks For Utah Farms I j - Tree windbreak 'should be planted I I on every farm in Utah where high j i winds occur, according to J. Whit- , ney- Fioyd, extension forester at the 1 1 - Utah ' State Agricultural college. , ' Farmsteads especially need pro- ; ieciion, Mr. Flcyd says. 1 1 A farmer receives innumerable ; ' benefits from carefully planning, planting and maintaining an ade- B quate windbreak, Mr. "Floyd points K out. A i home protected ' by trees takes less' fuel to keep it ccriifori.- ably warm,-"and ya:ds are 'warmer. when protected from cold winds.- g Furthermore, a warm corral for cattle lessens the feed requi-ed to a keep them in good health. Trees h 4 also se:ve" to beautify the farm t E? home as-well as to act as a wind-break.'-Mr. Floyd said. 'Trees should be planted to give ' the; greatest possible resistance to m prevailing ' winds. Mr . Floy d pointed out. Trees should be set at right ? angles to the - general wind direc- II tion, and the maximum in protec-f protec-f tion is offered when they are not set closer than fifty feet to the H, fawn'' buildings. Evergreen trees, maintaining their foliage ' all winter, are especially ! valuable as protection for the farm home. A combination of hardwoods and eve 'green is often used to ad- vantage, however, with the hard- j , 1 wcods acting as nurse trees to the j young evergreen during their 'criti- i cal years. Mr. Floyd pointed out that-under " the CTarke-McNary law, trees for 1 lanting as windbreaks can be obtained ob-tained from the state college at a i nominal cost. The college nursery raises 12 varieties of seedling trees and permits farmers to: obtain them at an average price of two 'cents each, he said. . |