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Show Myton School, SCS Plant Close Fence At School Grounds By Don Nielson At the close of school one day last week, 30 tired dusty, but happy 4th grade students had planted 150 multiflora roses along the west side of the Myton My-ton School grounds. If this planting is successful, the school will have a live fence 6 to 8 feet high which neither children chil-dren nor livestock will be able to crawl through. This will also serve as a low windbreak. Mrs Jack Nielson, teacher, and Don Nielson, unit conservationist conserva-tionist with the Soil Conservation Conserva-tion Service, supervised the work. ... u The planting of these shrubs was one of several conservation projects carried out at the Myton My-ton School as a part of the conservation con-servation program of the Duchesne Du-chesne County schools. Aider. White, chairman of the Uintan Basin Soil Conservation District, furnished the multiflora roses from the supply of trees and shrubs granted to the District by the Soil Conservation Service. Ser-vice. , . , At Myton, each grade is working work-ing on a project covering some phase of conservation. Prior to the planting of the shrubs, Don Jones, soil scientist for the bCb, analyzed soil samples from the school grounds to determine how much salt was in the soil to' find out which trees or shrubs would be best for the living fence and windbreak. Tho soil was analyzed in the, school room so the students would know just exactly what the soil needed. In addition to planting the windbreak, the students will construct a temporary fence on each side of the multiflora roses ros-es and will gather tree leaves this fall to cover all the ground within one foot of each busih. These leaves will improve the soil and give winter protection to the plants. |