Show head reports on projects be being ing carried out for control of erosion COO enrollees front from the leeds camp began last week the planting of black willow post cuttings on the evan leu lee farm near virgin city reports jules enles renaud ifor forester of the soil conservation service I lee tills Is the beginning of the 1040 planting season neason for trees shrubs and willow cuttings planting will con contrine thine for nearly two months during which time dinall rooted trees and shrubs and willow wIllor tv cuttings will be ie pla planted n ted tile rooted trees and shrubs are grown in dos k and include 17 species which I 1 have been found to be the best for control of soil erosion and the chii lilg hest st value for wildlife food all planting stock Is being used hn form foam areas which aito iro under tinder cooperative agreement with the local soil conservation district or tile tho soil conservation service rooted trea es and are furnished by the but willow cut tings are furnished by cooperating farmers in ili the planting of willow cuttings the lie Is profiting by the valuable vilu able experience learned by progressive farmery farmers who have saved their farms from bank erosion by planting willows along the banks says mr ronit and it d other lune have lost thun drens of acres of farm farin lauds lands of high value along the virgin river and on La LaVer Verkin klu ash and santa golara creeks because of lack of protective cover of willows in ili many cases on those these lat ater urea agencies both public and private have spent fremed ong oils flino unto of money on rigid structures only to have these wash out bout and the land with them thein however where jetties betties were backed JV by natural growths of trees tree or planted willm willows vs such washing occurred very infrequently even better results been obtained in the past apar by cabling largo large cotton wood t trees rees to the bank nt at frequent intervals backed with dense planting of willows and shrubs the cabled trees afford protection to young trees and a n few years hice when tho the cotton w wood aoa trees have hac rotted away the growing mat of willows and an a shrubs will con continue to prevent the bank from cutting abe small rooted trees find shrubs will be planted for gully I 1 control on other oilier farm areas salt salil arr renaud Se several verill uiles miles of windbreaks wind breaks will lie planted on the E enterprise and i minersville Miners ville soil conservation districts ond and nt at st george end toquerville several experimental plantings of improved and grafted english walnuts 14 ft will he be made inalle it Is tho the aim afta of tile tho soil conserva Con servi lion service to find trees which alave a niolon control value c coupled with a secondary value such is fence post material firewood and eatable fruits fruit a or nuts n it t s both for human and consumption pt |