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Show Forester Outlines Plans For Fanners to Get Trees Proper planting arrangement and care are essential factors in cooperating coop-erating with the state and federal government in the matter of securing secur-ing tree planting stock for farm windbreaks and woodlots, according to Paul M. Dunn, forester for the Utah State Agricultural extension service at Logan. Particular conditions condi-tions must be complied with by the Utah farmer in order to get the irees at low ccst. Under the terms of the Clarke-McNary Clarke-McNary law, the trees may be supplied sup-plied to farmers for planting in either windbreaks or woodlots on farm land. Also, the ' trees must be properly watered, cultivated and protected pro-tected from damage. In some sections sec-tions of Utah, the small trees will need to be irrigated for at least four years, Mr. Dunn said. Examinations of the trees growing about the state Indicate that cultivation is as important a factor as irrigation, because be-cause cultivation keeps the soil mulched and eliminates the competition com-petition cf weeds and grasses. A windbreak is a planting of trees on one or more sides of the farm buildings for the purpose of furi.shing protection from the winds and storms. This planting should be at least 75 feet from the nearest buildings and be composed of at '.east two rows of trees of suitable pecies, preferably these that grow quite branchy. The rows should be about ten feet 'apart and the trees ii-oni six to ten feet apart in the row, with the trees in the second i.w planted opposite to the openings open-ings in the firt row. Recommended species are Russian olive, Siberian Pea tree, Siberian elm, any of the cumfers such as blue spruce or Scotch pine, and pos.ibly black locust lo-cust and green ash. The last two should be used on the inside of the planting as they will grow taller with fewer side branches. ; A woodlot planting is a group or grove of trees set out for the pur-pese pur-pese of furnishing wood products tor fuel or other farm uses. This planting can be placed wherever there is farm land suitable or where there is space available. The arrangement should be more or less square with the trees planted about six feet apart in rows six feet distant, dist-ant, so that they will be somewhat crowded in order to stimulate taller tall-er growth with fewer side branches. The following species are recommended: recom-mended: Green ash, black locust, black walnut, hardy catalpa, honey locust, Russian olive and Siberian elm. Mr. Dunn also recommends that the trees, though small, should be planted out in the windbreak or woodlot at first if possible, instead cf in a small plot in the garden. This eliminates extra work in replanting, re-planting, and the results will be much better. Tree planting conditions are quits different in the several sections of Utah, and particular information may be obtained from the local agricultural ag-ricultural extension agents or by writing to the extension service at Logan. |