Show Black ac Locust T Trees rees Help Check Erosion Forester Says Early returns can be ed edrom rom from rom the time pl planting of black locust trees under most Utah farm farni conditions condi conditIons according to Paul M. M D Dunn forester for tho Utah Extension service ico at Logan This treo has been quite widely planted since sinco the tho settlement of oC this state and approximately small seed seedlings seedlings lings have havo been set out within the Z past st three years Inspections of several areas aroas this past summer show allow ox eX growth for this tree tree Tho The wood of tho the black locust is IB hardly hard hea heavy strong and durable and adapts itself itsel to a wide variety of uses uses In man many communities this wood v Is being used for wagon stock and trees duble-trees as well uell as fence poets Because of Its growth this tree treo adapts Itself to use in I shelter- shelter belt as well as woodlot planting An Au example is given of oC a planting near in western Juab county whore under quite dr dry conditions conditions con- con and in competition with tho the rabbits during tho the winter tho the black locust has increased In height over o ten foot Coet during two i seasons I II IThe I The locust has been planted InI in I nearly every o county count of Utah and andI I where failures have occurred it has been because of lack of or water I and care said Mr Mr Dunn Dunn Th The tree is easy to propagate ato and since Is belongs to the tho thole le legume family it has the time faculty of or removing nitrogen nitrogen nit nit- rogen from tho the air and making makin it t available for use ube In the tho soil soH More lore than 10 small black I locusts are arc available ble at the forestry p at the Utah department nursery i 1 State Agricultural college c for plant in this inK this spring on farm land The Tho size of oC the seedlings ran range e from Crom 1 IS S to 21 24 inches and ma may bo ho ordered order order- ed at ata a price of 1 50 per hundred Continued on last page I Black Locust Locus t Trees Treese Help e Check Ero Erosion ion Forester Says Continued from page pago 1 trees There Thero is la no limit to the number that may be obtained by any anyone one person The shipping of the she trees from Logan will commence com com- nence mence about April Further may be obtained from the local extension agents or b by writing to the college at Lo Logan an A copy of Farmers' Farmers Bulletin No No 1628 titled Growing Black Locust Locust Locust Lo Lo- Lo- Lo cust will be sent free upon request re re- re- re quest |