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Show Trees Available ForFarmPlanting Shipments began on forestry 'nursery trees in Utah last week, as the Utah State Agricultural ! college nursery shipped approximately approxi-mately 5000 trees to farmers of ithe state who recently submitted I their order blanks to the nursery, I according to Professor J. Whitney I Floyd, forester of the Utah Extension Exten-sion Service. Because the spring season is ! somewhat later this year than i usual, orders are being filled at a I later date, states the extension I specialist. In the next three weeks, all trees requested by i farmers will be distributed. Ap-jproximtely Ap-jproximtely 40,000 have been order-led order-led by a total of 121 farmers. The planting season on the trees will probably close by May 1, says Professor Floyd, and farmers farm-ers piay anticipate filling of their , orders soon. First year of the college nursery program was 1929, and since that time farmers of the state have been supplied trees for planting every spring. The Clarke-McNary act passed by congress in 1924 provides the trees for the farmers. Three general purposes are set up in the program, the providing of trees for planting on farm land in Utah for woodlots, windbreaks or shelterbelts. Before farmers are allowed to purchase the stock, they must fulfill an agreement with the nursery. Twelve varieties may be obtained obtain-ed from the college. These are 'the three softwoods, eastern red cedar, ponderosa pine and blue spruce, and the following .hardwoods: .hard-woods: green ash, Siberian elm, black locust, honey locust, Russian olive, Siberian pea tree, black walnut, golden willow and lom-bardy lom-bardy poplar. V |