Uintah Basin Record | 1933-06-09 | Page 2 | Plant Beach Grass to Check Blowing Sand

Plant Beach Grass to Check Blowing Sand Sane The first fir private attempt to reclaim reclaim re re- re- re claim thousands of acres of shifting sand In York New state was made recently recently recently re re- near Brushton In Franklin county Nearly clumps of or beach bench grass were planted on a n farm The field which Is representative of nearly acres In Franklin county arid and of more more- acres In nine c counties surrounding t the e Adirondacks Adirondacks Adiron- Adiron dacks Is worse than waste land for forIt forIt forit It will not grow crops and Is a menace menace menace men men- ace to a nearby road The field fled grew SO bushels of buckwheat to the acre 30 years ago and five years age an nn attempt was made to hold the sand by planting trees The trees were literally blown from the field The beach grass has ns been use used successfully in n France and by the theLong theLong theLong Long Island park commission a nt at Jones beach The grass Is propagated propagated gated by or underground stems and makes a mat so thick that trees may be planted on the ground within two or three years The clumps of grass are planted about 18 Inches apart and the clumps planted about a quarter ter ten acre or eno enough gh to show er or the method Is successful I