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Show Trees Still Growing Forester Reports Sixty-six percent of all trees planted for farm windbreak and woodlot purposes in Utah during the past ten years are growing vigorously, according to a preliminary pre-liminary report made Thursday by J. Whitney Floyd, extension forester of the Utah State Agricultural Ag-ricultural college. Reports from 40 percent of the farmers that questionaires were sent to, reveal that of the 208,872 trees obtained from the Clarke-McNary Clarke-McNary nurseries and planted by the framers, 136,919 trees still survive. The best servival by years was the current year in which approximately 80 percent still are alive. The reason for the increased rate of survival of trees during recent years is the fact that species planted during the last few years have been those which have proved adaptable to Utah growing conditions, while those planted during the earlier years were experimental, the attempt being made to find trees adapted to Utah conditions. An educational program in tree propagation is conducted by the extension service in which proper methods of tree care are taught. Farmers in all parts of the si may purchase trees from the Clarke-McNary nurseries at the Utah State Agricultural college for farm and windbreak and woodlot planting at a small cost. All farmers who desire planting stock for such purposes should contact their county agent or write direct to the extension service ser-vice at Logan. |