Show sow mustard to prevent 1 flood following fire in an effort to prevent flood dam age to land recently robbed of its elation by forest fires the united states forest service Is starting in j to cover it with a mustard plaster lo 10 speed the of 3 acres of forest and brush land of 0 the arroyo seco watershed in the angeles national forest in southern california which burned over late in july forest service workers are s seeding it to mustard a weed which roots quickly and grows rapidly even under unfavorable conditions they are also planting wild ers A similar remedy was sue in holding soil on parts of the great santa barbara burn in k 1932 establishment of any kind of green cover greatly reduces the rap id run runoff off and washing of the loose soil by the winter rains a situation t which caused the disastrous mont rose flood near los angeles last new lears 1 ears eve when many livell i were vere lost the cities below the re t cent burn have the additional pro S lection afforded by the devils gate cate i dam at pasadena much of the seed f ing will be done by the civilian con j atlon corps working under tor nr 1 est service direction s |