Show PUN FOR tn U i 01 m arr T i THE F a proper planting arrangement and care are ess entail factors ir in cooperating with the he stare an federal government in the mat er cr of securing tree planting stock for farm windbreaks and to paul M dunn forester forthe for the tate agricultural extension ser nce ice at glogau particular conditions must be complied will ay y the utah farmer in order tc jet et the tress trees at a low cost coat uner und rr the term 0 the clarke mcnary law t e trees frees ma be bc supplied to lo farmers for ig n either windbreaks or woo blots on farm land also the trem tree must be properly watered culi a ted and protected from damage ansome sections of utah the small trees vill il need to be ir re legated abed for at least four years mr durin dumi baij aai 1 E em ecim n actions of the trees growing about the state indicate that cultivation is is I 1 as important a factor as irrera t ion because cultivation culli keeps thestil the soil mulched and eliminates the competition of weeds weed s and grasses A windbreak is a planting of trees on one or more sides of the farm buildings for the purpose of furnishing protection from the winds and storms this planting should be at least 75 feet from the nearest buildings and be composed of at least two rows of trees of suitable cies preferably those that grow quite bra branchy neby the rows should be about ten feet apart and the trees fron from six to ten feet apart in in the row with the second row planted opposite to the openings in the first row recommended species are russian olive siberian pea tree free siberian elm any of the conifers such as blue spruce or scotch pineland pine and possibly black locust and green ash the last two should be used on the inside of the plant planting in g as they will grow taller with fewer side branches A woodlot planting is a group or grove of trees set out for the purpose of furnishing wood products for fuel or other farm uses this planting can be placed where eves shere is farm lend suitable or where there is space available The arrangement should shoula be more or less square with the trees planted about six feet apart m in rows six feet distant so that they will be somewhat crowded in order to stimulate taller growth with fewer side branches the fo lowing species are re commend commender ec green ash black locust black walnut hardy catalpa honey horey locust rushian olive and siberian elm mr dunn also recommends that the trees though small shall be planted out in the wind break breaker or woodlot lot at it first if possible instead of i a small plot in the garden this eliminates extra work vork in re planting and the results its will be much better tree planting conditions are cuite different in the several sections of utah and particular information may be obtained from rom the local agricultural extension agents or by writing to the he extension serence at logan |