| Show Prepare Ground Now For Spring Trees Advises Forester For successful growing of for for- forest forest est trees under most Utah farm conditions cultivation of the plant plant- planting planting I lug ing site both before and after plant planting ling ing is the most important factor according to Paul M 1 Dunn for for- forester forester forester forI I ester for the extension service of othe I the Utah State Agricultural col- col college collego lege at nt Loran Loean The preparation of othe lIege the ground round is recommended for all planting conditions and should be bedone done during the year previous t to the thc setting setting- out of the trees With the advent ad of the recent sto storms ov over r the he s state te ne nearly al all br an am anu which will turn under the th humus cover and make the tho best bes growing bed possible for the small smal trees that will be set out next t spring Sprin Spring planting planting- of small smal trees is recommended by the for for- forestry forestry estry department especially espe to for farm conditions If the ground is in proper shape and the trees are isI I properly planted all aU the m ad advantages are in favor o of the tree tak-I tak tak- tak taking tak ing hold and Mr Dunn said The next important factor in the th of the survival sUl of th the tree is cultivation of the area after planting The ground round the trees I should be kept free from grass rass and weeds and also not allowed to harden A good example of what t cultivation will do for growing owin trees is brought brou ht out by I D I superintendent of the Utah State A Agricultural cultural experiment farm at t Price Utah Nearly an acro acre of trees was set out two years agi ago Ion on land that was originally an al- al falfa patch All but a small cor- cor corI coi I ncr ner was plowed and cleaned thoroughly Wy prior to the tree plant plant- planting planting I ing while white the corner was left leet with witha wit ith a a scattered stand of the alfalfa alfaU growing rowin on it The trees were set setout setout I out with th a foot six s c-bys c foot c-foot spacing and were irrigated regularly over OY the entire area All but the small corner received clean cultivation Ithe re regularly Two years after alter planting all the tho trees were but the ones onesin onesin on in the tho alfalfa patch had grown gro only from six to 18 inches inch s while c the ones that received clean cultivation cultivation had grown from two to toe e eight ht feet Forest trees will be available for f farm rm planting next spring from fromI the forestry department nursery y I at Logan but the ground should be prepared this fall faU for best sue sue- Ib c cess Mr Dunn advises |
