Show FORESTER FORESTE R URGES MORE M 0 R t windbreaks WI AKS I 1 FOR UTAH FARMS tree w nd breaks should to fco planted on every farm in stahl utah where high winds occur accord ing to J whitney floyd exten 1 sion forester at tha bah U ah ag n at college especially 1 ally need protection I 1 A farmer receives innumerable i benefits from cpr fully planning plan n planting and dainta ning an rde quate windbreak mr floyd avers A homi home protected by trees takes less fuel to keep it comfortably warm and yards are warmer when protected from cold winds furthermore a warm c cattle attle corral lessens the feed required to keep them in good health trees also serve to beautify the farm home as well as to act as a windbreak mr floyd said trees should be planted to give the greatest possible stance to prevailing winds mr floyd pointed out trees should be set sei at right angles to the general wind direction and the maximum in protection is offered when they are not set closer than fifty feet to the farm buildings evergreen trees maintaining their foliage all winter pre anre e especially ally valuable as protect orr off for the farm home A combination of hardwoods and ever greers is often used to advantage however with the hardwoods hardwood 3 acting as nurse trees to the young ever greens during their exit crit cal years mr floyd esser asserted ted that under the clark mcnary law trees lor for planting as windbreaks 3 can be obtained from the tate state college at a nominal cost the college nursery raises raises 12 varieties of eed ling trees and permits farmers to obtain them at an average price of two cents each he said |