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Show TREES FOR MILFORD FLAT ARE PLANNED BY FORESTRY MEN - V, Lew Mar Price, County Agricultural Agricultur-al Agent, accompanied by the state extension forester, the district horticultural horti-cultural inspector and the Smith-Hughes Smith-Hughes teacher of agriculture at the Beaver High School spent -Tuesday afternoon on the Milford Flat, for the purpose of making an examination to determine where trees are needed and what species of hardwoods can be grown there successfully. The area examined is exposed to the free sweep of the southwest winds which dry the soil very rapidly, and cause much discmfort, if not actual damage to the people who operate farms there. It was decided that windbreaks are necessary along the south and west sides of the farms and particularly the home grounds. To give the necessary protection, it was felt that at least three rows of trees should be planted in each windbreak. There is enough water available from wells to permit watering the trees for the first tw or three years until they become well established. - The-species-of trees -recfimmended were Russian Olive, Honey Locust, Siberian elm. All of these trees grow well with very little water, and they all tolerate moderate to heavy depos-" depos-" its of alkaliEeveral small plantations wre examined and Russian Olive seemed to be growing better than any other tree, although golden willow was - also found to be vigorous and healthy. This is a soft-wood tree, however, which ought not to be planted plant-ed except on alkaline or swampy soils where hardwoods cannot be grown. Utah farmers are paying an annual freight bill of millions of dollars on the hardwood timber that they use each year because it has to be brought in from the eastern states. In an effort to remedy this situation and to save this money to the state, the extension ex-tension service cooperating with the United States department of agriculture agricul-ture is making every effort to encourage encour-age farm tree planting. Young tree for planting are made available to farmers of the state at cost or from .one to three cents per tree. The Milford Flat was selected as one of the best areas in the state on . which to carry out an intensive tree planting project next spring. o |