Show FORESTER ISSUES ADVICE ON CARING FOR YOUNG TREES i 1 utah farmers who planted forest idrees trees this year for woodlots wood lots wind breaks and other purposes should start cultivating irrigating and preparing protection for the young trees says J whitney floyd ex tension forester at the U S A C this work should be done carefully and immediately he says because this is the most critical growing time tim of the entire year trees should be cultivated very carefully to keep down weeds and to conserve moisture for the trees which otherwise would be used by the weeds good clean cultivation is an important factor in the success of farm trees and woodlots wood lots and adds materially to their thriftiness along with cultivation to conserve moisture professor floyd stresses proper irrigation now is the trees most rapid growing season and they need plenty of water to produce leaves and stems he points I 1 out that trees like other othe r agricultural crops will respond to irrigation whenever the soil becomes dry he recommends that ditches be constructed one to one and one half feet from the tree thus allowing the water to seep through to the toots roots without and endangering the roots all young evergreens ever greens should be partially protected from the sun during the heat of the day which means best results will be obtained if some kind of temporary structure can be placed on the south andrest and west of the young trees to supply shade shade can be provided by placing shingles burlap screens or other trees around the young trees |