Show ar tie ground now spring tree plant ing says county agent BY E PEI fa N county agent the recent bonn which we have had in this county have put the ground in excellent condition for fall plowing by plowing the ground in the fall you destroy many in jurious and the freezing and thawing wakes th the eoll more mellow and put puts it in bat better ter con to hold the winter moisture th the a 1 plowed lowed ground drie dries out earlier in the spring making it pos elble sible to cultivate much earlier than t if f the ground was left till spring to be plow plowed ed trees should be planted as early ns possible in the spring often delay in preparing the soil lias has been the chief cause of serious loss due to the trees getting too far for advanced in their growth before the soil Is in condition for them to be planted it has been demonstrated that tree trees panted painted cn n fall plowed ground and cultivated have grown from two to eight feet in one season while those planted on unplowed or uncultivated ground erow grow only six to eighteen inches the real value of 0 a wood lot shelter belt or wind break Is in to ita its development or growth on most of our farm farms we could use a shelter belt windbreak wood mood lot to very good advantage advant ake and if properly used this area would be the most valuable land on the farm form the forest department of the utah agricultural college Is prepared to furnish trees for or the above mentioned men toned purposes at the mere cost of producing them many parts of our county are sorely in need of 0 trees so if our farms forms are among those which should be planted to trees now Is a good time to plow the ground and make ready for or spring plant ir irs usually the area ghen given over to forest trees Is from rom one halt half acre to one and one half acres de pi ding on the size of the form arm and the tile purport pi for which the trees are to be used any one desiring information or wishing to order trees suitable tor for this locality should consult the county agent |