Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-05 | Page 8 | Brush Lands Highly Valued

BRUSH LANDS HIGHLY MICHL Y VALUED Dr Sampson Speaks at Ogden Forestry Confer nc Dr Arthur W Sampson professor professor professor sor of range management University University sity of California told forest lerv- lerv service le leo ice officials and guests meeting I In the th district forestry offices here Tuesday afternoon that the tho state of Df California I is expending much money in planting brush on burned over areas tor for water shed water protection Brush Brugh land lie Ie said is so val val- val tor for watershed protection that it is valued at from to 1000 per acre lie II also said ald a study sudy of Df the tho th resistance of seCo s to heat Is h being fostered by tb the state that the best results in re- re replanting replanting re replanting planting the areas will 11 be bt ob- ob obtained ob obtained Dr Sampson said sodium chlor- chlor chlorate chlorate chlor-at chlor ate Is being used widely as a aI weed eradicator It being non non- nonpoisonous nonpoisonous poisonous non I poisonous to stock On the other hand however howe it is highly com com- combustible com so that care car must De be betaken betaken taken F R Marshall secretary of It the National Wool Growers asso- asso asso President Elmer G 0 Peter Pete Peterson son of Df the th Utah Agricultural col- col colleg collego lego col-lego lego leg legand and W A Denecko Denecke of Dt th thu l United States State experiment station Dubois Dubols Idaho were pres pres- present pres- pres present present ent at tho the meeting I