Show PLANT PLA NT TREES TO ESCAPE EROSION no other tree sp so well adapted for use in gullies as black or yellow locust suckers freely from roots grows grow rapidly and etkes one of best woods woodi for fence posts forms protective cover prepared by the united states depart merit ment of 0 agriculture if tit the f firm has places that ur are wash ing fig badly tile the owners should lose no time in ili starting to rec reclaim lalin them theiu by pInn planting ting trees in ili the upper Il piedmont edmont mo mountain and valley sections no other treo tree Is so well adapted for planting in gullies ns black or yellow 01 to lo oust cust it has a largo large root system suckers freely from the root grows rapidly and one of the most lasting woods for fence posts small scions or seedlings from 1 to 2 feet high with roots should bo be set out in the spring on gully bunks banks anil and over ovel the gully bot bottoms in soil made loose by mattock plow or dynamite A ing of approximately 8 by 8 feet apart Is advisable taking advantage of naturally favorable situations end and avoiding the middle of stream channels the little trees can be dug up in locust thickets or obtained from commercial leH stop gully erosion for the dry clayey soils of the piedmont alie native short shortleaf leaf pine cc hinato Is well adapted for stopping gully erosion it Is very frequently observed coming in naturally in ili such places and even when alien young exerting a marked influence in holding the soil boll when set out in gullies its growth Is frler fairly ly rapid and in a few years it forms a complete compete protective cover young 1 oung shortleaf short leat leaf pines are often found in great numbers in an old field recently turned out they aro are much more 0 D am ak 0 o e 0 k 1 i 11 k I T N 1 r k 0 fr UP YV ita N gs i 4 low lands not Suitable for cultivated crops should bo be planted to trees vigorous than similar pines growing in the woods and wherever available should always bo be chosen for gully pInn planting tIng seedlings from 0 6 to 12 inches in n height are of a very suitable size in u taking them up it Is important to loosen the soil carefully ni at break pig as few roots as possible ti 17 y should be placed at once in buc buckets ketz containing either water or wet moss and during tile the transplanting the roots root s should never bo be al allowed allewell tobe come dry soil should bt be firmed after being set in the soil should be carefully and well firmed about the lie roots A spacing of about 5 to 0 feet apart each way Is recommended other kinds of trees may be used for tile the same purpose of turning such waste ends into profitable parts of the enrin the forest service united department of agriculture will furnish information on liow how to plant forest trees and lists of commercial dealers handling seed or seedlings of va various rious trees suitable tor for gully planting |