Show official reports on projects being carried out for control of erosion enrollees from ilia leeds camp begaii began last week the planting of black willow post cuttings on the evan lee farm near virgin olty city reports jules renaud forester of the soil boll conservation service thimas the beginning of the 1010 1040 planting season for trees shrubs and willow cuttings planting will continue for nearly two months montha during which time lime small rooted trees and shrubs and willow cuttings will be planted tho the rooted trees and shrubs are grown in nurseries and include 17 sp species ecles which have baye been found to be be the best for control of wil erosion and the highest value for wildlife food all planting stock la Is being used on farm areas which 1 ire are under cooperative agreement the local soil conservation district or the soil boll conservation service rooted trees and shrubs are furnished by the SOS but willow cuttings are furnished by cooperating farmers in the planting of willow cut tings tanga the SOS Is profiting by the valuable experience learned by progressive farm farmers erst who have saved their farms from froin stream bank erosion by planting willows along the banks says mr renaud other have lost hundreds hun drens of acres of farm lands of high value along the virgin river and on ash and santa clara creeks because of lack of protective cover of willows in ninny many cases on these latter areas agencies both public and private have bave spent fremed oua amounts of money on rigid structures only to have hava these wash out and the land with them however where jetties betties were backed by natural growths of trees or planted willows such washing oc buried very infrequently ev even a a better results have been obtained in the past year by cabling large cotton wood trees to the bank at frequent intervals backed with I 1 dense planting of willows and the cabled trees treed afford crotee protection tio n to young trees and a few years hence when the cotton wood trees have rotted away the growing mat of willows and shrubs will continue to prevent the bank from cutting tile the small rooted trees and shrubs will willbe be planted tor for gully control on other farm areas said mr renaud several miles of windbreaks wind breaks breas will bo be planted on the enterprise find and milliners soil conservation Cons ciTation restricts districts and at ft george and toquerville several experimental plantings of improved and grafted english walnuts will be made it Is the aim of the soil boll conservation ser vice to find trees which have a high erosion control value coupled with a secondary value such as fence post material firewood bifia eatable fruits or nuts both for linman and animal cons ll 11 |