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Show Utah Shelterbelts Gaining; 123,000 Seedlings Shipped Cold winter gales sweeping across Utah are being deflected by an increasing number of shelterbelt plantations. More than 123,000 tree seedlings seed-lings were shipped to farmers and others throughout Utah from the Green Canyon Nursery in 1960, and the state forestry der partment expects to ship another an-other 125,000 seedlings this year. "The need for more trees in Utah is very apparent, and interest in-terest in tree planting is picking I up," says Paul L. Sjoblom, deputy dep-uty state forester. "Our aim is to stimulate this interest and supply sup-ply the trees." Martin Craine, forester for Western Pine Assn., Tree Farm sponsor in the 12-state Western pine region, said multi-purpose shelterbelt plantings which can serve as wind break, wood lot, wildlife cover and recreation areas are becoming especially popular. Thinnings in young shelterbelts can also furnish a cash crop of Christmas trees demand for which' far exceeds local supply in Utah. A standard technique for a shelterbelt planting is to plant a line of trees three to five rows deep along the side of a field which faces prevailing winds Some farmers in the Escalante Desert, however, are enclosing their fields entirely. Others in the state are spacing long rows of shelterbelts across the land. The industry forester praised se forestry department's pro-cram pro-cram to encourage shelterbelt -Anting. Planting trees creates 'on? rane benefits for everyone in the state. Tn the last four years, wind T.r?Pr rlantings were added in nation at a rate of about 00 acres a year, and total TT S. plantings now exceed 1.-rn0 1.-rn0 000 acres. |