Show I TREE PlANTING TIME TIE IS HERE Be Bo Ready Plant Them Properly Forester Gives Timely Advice Trees Big Asset To Home LOGAN Shortly LOGAN Shortly after the first of April unless old man manvin winter winter win win- vinter ter decides s to pay a belated visit visit vist vis- vis it t it will vill be forest planting timen time in n Utah according to Paul M. M Dunn extension forester of the Utah State Agricultural college Everything is in readiness at the forestry department misery at Logan to commence the tile digging packing and shipping of the young tree ree seedlings to fill the many orders orders orders or or- ders received from all parts of Utah as soon as the weather will permit says Mr Dunn There is still time for the farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers who have ordered the trees to check up and see that they arc are prepared to receive and plant them hem in first-class first manner Much depends upon the treatment that the he tree receives after reaching the he farm fann as to whether it grows or not If the bundle arrives and the farmer has forgotten about the order or must then decide where the trees are to be planted or must wait until help com comes or must plow the ground or fix the fence in order to keep stock out of the enclosure before he can plant them the chances are even that he will not be pleased with his purchase Mr Dunn says Continued on last page TREE PLANTING TIME IS HERE Continued from page 1 A card will be mailed from the college to each person ordering trees stating the time that the shipment was made but then it will be too late to do much orderly order ly preparation Forester Dunn advises that the planting site be chosen beforehand beforehand beforehand before before- hand that the ground be prepared ed preferably by plowing plo in order order order or or- der to make a growing bed for forthe forthe forthe the trees and to keep down the grass and weeds as the young seedlings will need all the sunlight sunlight sunlight sun sun- light possible Proper spacing can be assured by preparing a string or tape with rags tied every six or ar eight feet apart The string can be stretched along the theline theline theline line of the proposed planting and the rags will indicate the exact I place for the hole to be dug I II I A spade or a mattox can be used for digging the holes They should be made large enough to accommodate the tree A pail pall is iE suitable for carrying the small trees while planting as they can be partly covered with muddy water which will protect them from wind Growth will be aided by keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing the trees moist which will assure a better contact with the soil Mr Dunn warns that after the trees are planted they should not be forgotten What do we plant when we plant trees A thousand things that we daily see seeVe We Ve plant the spire that out- out towers the crag We Ve plant the staff for our country's country's coun try's flag We plant the shade from the hot sun free We Ve plant all these when we plant the tree HENRY ABBEY I |