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Show 6000 Tree Orders Turned Down by A. C. Orders for 6000 forest trees for 1932 planting have been turned down by the Utah State Agricultural Agricul-tural college according to a report of Paul M.' Dunn, extension forester. for-ester. These requests were received since April 20, when shipment of trees from Logan was suspended because of advanced weather conditions. con-ditions. Nearly 25,000 tree seedlings of 15 varieties were shipped to farmers farm-ers of Utah this year for windbreak, wind-break, shelterbelt, and woodlot planting. This number is an In-cicase In-cicase of 8,000 trees over the 1931 shipments from the college nursery. The 1932 plantings were made on 127 farms and in 21 counties of the state. In the distribution of species, the hardwoods outnumbered the conifers more than three to one, wth the Siberian elm leading with 5,218 trees of that variety being planted. Russian olive and black locust were second and third respectively with over 2,500 .f each. Ash was next with 2175, and Colorado blue sprube, fifth with 2,000. Other species on which 1.000 or more trees were planted are: golden willow, black walnut, arbcrvitae, Austrian pine and hon ey locust. The college, as a result of cooperation coop-eration with the federal government, govern-ment, is able to furnish these trees for farm planting at cost. |
