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Show Tree-Planting Is Urged On Farmers Twelve species of trees are now . available from the Utah State Agricultural college, and all must be planted on L'tah farm land for woodlot, windbreak or shelterbelt purposes, declares J. Whitney Floyd, U. S. A. C. extension forester. forest-er. Professor Floyd explains that tiees should be planted wherevtr space is not being profitably used for agricultural crops and irrigation irriga-tion is possible. He adds that they should also be planted in pastures to provide shade for livestock, along streams to prevent erosion, and near unprotected buildings, fields, and orchards to reduce wind damage and moistur." evaporation. j "Planting a row of trees just in-I in-I side the property line bordering on ! highways is highly desirable," he . states, and in describing hardwood ! varieties, says that the term is ap- plied to trees that drop their leaves j in the fall, while the term softwood , is applied to trees that hold their i leaves throughout the year. Where hardwood can be grown, they aro '.usually more easily raised than i softwoods. He advocates obtaining the trees I from the express office or post-! post-! office as soon as they arrive and then setting them out immediately. immediate-ly. "By all means protect tree-roots tree-roots from drying out as long as they are out of the ground," stresses Floyd. "If the trees cannot can-not be planted at once, remove the , wrapping material and place the trees in a shallow trench, covering the roots with wet soil, keeping the roots wet." In describing bow to plant the tiees, Professor Floyd advise!? early spring planting, or as soon as the ground can be worked. Make holes largeenough to accomodate accom-odate the tree roots in their normal positions. Soil should be fresh and neither soggy nor dusty. Pla-r only moist soil around roots of the trees and tamp thoroughly as the soil is put in. While planting, cany trees in a bucket partly filled with water. Do not dig holes until trees are about to he planted. Plant trees to the depth or slightly deeper than they stood in the 'nursery. If planted too shallow, trees dry out and die, and if planted too deep th?y "mother. Don't prune trees at time of l hinting. Never cut the terminal shoot off any tree, and never mime conifers except to remove dead branches. For woodlot pur-iroses, pur-iroses, space trees six feet by six feet, for windbreaks and shelter-belts, shelter-belts, space trees eight feet apart and sts'gger in rows six to ten feet apart. Always place the row in a windbreak at right angles to the direction of the prevailing wind. Last of all, irrigate trees and ffive them clean cultivation, and always potert them from rodents, ro-dents, grazing, fire and trespa.-s. |
