Show Farms Should Have Windbreaks Tree windbreaks should be planted plant plant- ed on ever every farm In Utah where high winds occur according to J. J Whitney Floyd extension forester at iha tho Utah State Agricultural college rl Farmsteads especially need protection tion Mr Floyd Flod says IA j I A farmer farmel receives 1 innumerable rable C benefits from carefully planning planting and maintaining an adequate adequate ade ade- quate windbreak Mr Floyd Flod points out A home protected by trees trees' takes less fuel to keep It comfortably comfortably comfort comfort- rt- rt abl ably warm and yards are warmer wanner when protected from front cold winds Furthermore a warm warns corral for cattle cattie cat cat- af- af tie tle lessens the feed required to k keep elJ them in good good- health Trees frees also serve to beautify the limo farm house Homo a as aswell aswell well as to act net as ns a windbreak Mr Floyd said Trees should be planted to give gho the greatest possible resistance to prevailing winds Mr Floyd pointed out Trees should be set at right angles to the general wind direction and the time maximum In protection is offered when thc they arc are not set than fifty feet to tho the farm building Evergreen trees maintaining foliage all winter are arp ar especially valuable val val- as protection for the farm homo home A combination of hardwoods and evergreens is often oHen us used cd to advantage advantage ad ad- ad- ad vantage antage however with the hardwoods hardwoods hard woods acting as nurse trees to tho the young evergreens during their en critical critical cri- cri years 1 Mr 1 Floyd d pointed out that under the Clark McNary law trees for planting as windbreaks can bo be obtained obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob from tho the sta state slate te college cOllego a at t u ti nominal co cost l. l Ito college nursery raises 12 of seeding trees and amid l permits farmers to obtain them at an average price of two cents cent each he lime said sald |