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Show Trees Available To Farmers For Windbreaks The planting of windbreaks is in progress in Utah County. Ten farmers have received their trees from the Utah State Agricultural College Forestry Nursery. Careful planning for the location of the shelterbelt is necessary if the trees are to furnish the desired protection for the farmstead, says Joel C. Barlow, assistant county agent of Utah county. Early planning is especially necessary nec-essary for dryland shelterbelts since the site must be summerfal-lowed summerfal-lowed for a full year before planting. plant-ing. A good shelterbelt, he said, does three things. It protects the farm buildings and farm yard from prevailing pre-vailing winter and summer winds. It allows snow to accumulate in the windbreak to supply moisture for the tres, and third, it provides shade arid enhances the farm's appearance ap-pearance in the summer. Generally speaking, he said, a shelterbelt that provides protection protect-ion from two sides is satisfactory although in some 'areas trees may be needed on three sides of the farmstead to provide the necessary protection. A well designed planting plant-ing hasone or two hedge' rows on the side next to the wind, then medium tall and tall trees, with medium tall trees and evergreens on the sheltered side.. In this way some wind currents are deflected and some are allowed to pass through, dropping snow within the trees themselves. |