Show FLOYD URGES PROPER CARE OF YOUNG TREES extreme temperatures of the past month make extra attention to forest trees planted this spring impera tive according to J whitney floyd extension forester at the utah state agricultural college the recent heat wave accompanied by drouth can be remedied by proper cultivation and protection he points out cultivation is necessary to keep the weeds down and ana thereby conserve the moisture that is in the s soil oil especially is this im in where irrigation water is scarce ample protection should be anro bided vided to shelter the young trees from the heat of the sun this can be done by placing shingles or some temporary structure around the plant burlap screens or other trees have proved very satisfactory protection should also be provided against livestock mr floyd admonishes monis hes evv he says that ivestor Ive damage has been one of the chief causes of farm forest tree destruction in utah in the past fences should be built to prevent the stock from eating the leaves off most species tind 1 ind from tramping thi the young youna ees into the ground or breaking them oft off af mr floyd reports report inai forest trees were distributed this spring and were planted in farms salt lake county planted the most trees of any county in the |