Show I Sow Mustard to Prevent win Fire In an nn effort to prevent 1100 flood 1 damage darn dam am- am age to land recently robbed of its vegetation n by forest lire the the United States f r st service Is start ng In Into to cover It with a n mustard 1 f To speed Sliced the f 09 acres of at forest anti and brush land lari of or the Arroyo Seco waters watershed c 1 in hr the Ang Angeles Angeles- tall 1 National Pal ro forest In i IO southern therol thern California Burned r ti over late lato in July forest s' s service ii-Ic ii workers are seeding It to mustard a n w d' d which roots quickly quick and t grows Ys ro rapidly even en under er unfavorable co conditions The They are also planting wild v ers rs A similar remedy was was successful successful suc sue In holding soil on parts pro of the great Santa Barbara burn ii ID 1032 1932 Establishment of at any kind of or green cover greatly reduces the rapId rapId rapId rap- rap Id run oft n and d washing of ot the loose soil solI h by the winter ral rains raids s n a 1 which caus caused tI the disastrous Montrose Montrose Mont Mont- rose flood near Los An Angeles eles last New Years ea s eve C when many lives Byes were 10 lost ft The cities below 1 the c. c regent re re- tent gent bun u e have the ad additional protection pro protection pro pro- afforded by the Devils Devil's Gate dam at Pasadena Much Mach of the seedIng seed- seed Ing wilf be done by the Civilian Conservation Con Con- corps working under forest forest forest for for- est s e direction 1 |