Show arres POOR roon SOIL CONDITION soil so conditions are a factor in the growth of trees and should be con when choosing a variety to plant according to paul M dunn I 1 extension forester tor for the utah state agricultural college all trees will grow in the good soils polis if given sufficient cent water and care said mr dunn but there are only a few kinds that will do well on poor or alkali soils under dry condl eions tio in sections similar to parts of allard beaver and duchesne coun ties there are two kinds of trees that cave survived and made good growth dundei salty and dry conditions these are the siberian elm and the russian olive these two varieties of trees have been growing tor for six years un der poor conditions and are aria remain ing thrifty and green by the side of other varieties that are dying from the action of alkali add dryness several S berlan elms la in the vicin ity of delta have made a growth of from 20 to 35 feet in height in six years vears while there are several cases pf russian olives that have made a r growth crowth of from 10 to 18 feet in the same time in some sections of the state the dative and poplars have been dying during the past two years which Is due to the lack of sufficient water while a tree is small its wa ter er requirement is also small but as ft t mica eases in size it will need more water in many places it Is found that certain types of trees will de well tor for a period and then wither and die this is more noticeable where the so jl conditions are not of the best to counteract this action it t is suggested by the forestry de apartment part ment of the college that a con of the soil and water con editions of the community be given when varieties of trees are selected for or planting advice in making se sections for various parts of the stata state will be furnished furn shed for the asking if it requests are addressed to the ex tension forester utah state agrical ural tural college at logan mr and mrs lyie lyle ricketts of an and their grandmother mrs talbot visited in delta over the week end with mr ricketts mother mrs amy smoot |