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Show trees properly planted and cared j for. i The tree-planting program is I sponsored by the Extension S;r- i vice of the state by provision of , the Clarke-McNary law which pro- j I viics governmental assistance in I proaucir.3 and distributing trees for farmers' use. Interested indi-iduals. indi-iduals. should contact their coun-I coun-I tey agricultural agent or write to ' the Extension Forester a tthe Utah State Agricultural college for further fur-ther information. Forester Predicts Increased Planting In State Tree planting on Utah farms will be conducted on a larger scale in 1941 than during any past year, predicts J. Whitney Floyd, extension forester of the Utah state Agrictulural college. Reasons for his optimism are threee fold: First, more than 200,-000 200,-000 young evengreen and hardwood trees are ready and available for distribution to Utah farmers. The trees are of eleven varieties, all suitable to the average planting conditions in the state. Second, production costs have again been reduced, making it possible for farmers to procure trees at a minimum cost. One thousand trees for a large farm windbreak may be purchased for as little as $10. Third, under provision of the 1941 Agricultural Adjustment Administration Adminis-tration program, Utah farmers may receive payment for planting trees for woodlots, shelterbelts and windbreaks. wind-breaks. The payment is made on ' the basis of $7.50 per acre for |