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Show Utahns Make Plans For "Touching Up" State's Landscape "A itite-wlde la.idscape lmprove-T-ent prcgri.x is no under way," iay.s Dr. A. L. Stark, state extn- jlon horticulturist. The object la .o remove all unsightly views from au sia:e hig.ways, eld unused .uiiiuigs ar.d barns, auto.i.ooiie j-nk collections, deid trees, weeds, .alien-down fences and farm machinery. ma-chinery. This is to be dane by repair, re-pair, replacement, removal and screen. The r-rogram will also eliminate unsightly surroundings in communities. commun-ities. Lawns, shrubs, vines and trees will be used to improve land-stapes. land-stapes. All buildings are to be painted. This oampaign is to extend over eight years with each year having a specific goal. The goal for 1939 is to remove or repair all unsightly barns and fences in Utah. All barr.yards are to be cleaned up and organized so that mac.iinery and equiprent is not unsightly. Dr. Stark just returned from an extensive tour of the southeastern part of the state where he met Aith tr.e citizens of Blanding, Mon-ticello, Mon-ticello, ' Wellington, Castle Dale and ot..er communities. Throughout this part of the state the landscape improvement program is meeting with great enthusiasm, en-thusiasm, Dr. Stark reports. In Biandir.g about 40 per cent of the population of the town attended the meeting held to discuss plans and 40 persons made a tour of the various residences were features of iandsca. ling were demonstrated. Citizens of Montioello plan to build a pole fence around the school block. This fence will harmonize har-monize wit.i the landscape and atmosphere at-mosphere of the community, and is to be made of native timber from the nearby canyons. "Residents of San Juan county should be praised very highly for their progressiveness," Dr. Stark said. At Wellington and Castle Dale, the people inaugurated a county-wide county-wide project for the removal of dead trees. They are also working on fence and barnyard improvement. improve-ment. Before going to southern Utah Dr. Stark met in Ogden with landscape land-scape improvement committeemen from Weber county where definite goals were set up for the year. In addition to the barnyard and fence improvement project the Weber co.T.l.r.ittee started a junior back lawn contest for beys and girls. Prizes will be given to those doing the best job, Dr. . Stark reports. |
