Show BANKERS OS ACTIVE IN Sri SOU SAVING MOVE MADISON ADIS N s Wis Under the In c In la Land the American hankers Cankers Asso- Asso cia elation Ion Agricultural Commission slon has published a booklet dealing with tI tl conservation of soil soli resources as pressing national problem estimates Indicate that 75 3 tons tone of cf soil suspended and d dt j I solved are carried carrie ort oft to the sea ear cae year ear by running water ater the sion Slona a book hook declares An n equal amount removed ed fro from In its source fe ie left lect en route This means a total of tons tone equal to approximately one ton for each acre acre- of Jand land in this country The Soil Soli Conservation Service estimates that acres have been ruined There are more mOrt acres acrea that have bave lost the valuable topsoil and It is d il that It still lit another million acres are being converted Into marginal l or land bring brine Ing fag disaster to those trying to eke out cul a living from erosion enfeebled soil and threatening ruin to the next gen geu since these destructive 8 forces forres lire are going on at an increasing rate In a chapter devoted to Control and preventive measures for tor soil loll losses lasses It describes terra terracing ing strip cro crof cropping pk g wind Ind erosion c control gully control and the control of losses losset from leaching Other chapters chapter are art devoted to soil q ill l J 11 e z i d b s iJ erG ero slon son sion methods for lc soil r o o tire live state and national ass nea Tor lor non DOD nonagricultural agricultural land forestry In a toll soil con conservation program program and wild life lUe In a II I. I land use se program Th The booklet de scribes in detail the marshalling 01 ot j nany many forces which li Ia il being brought about under th the leadership of ot the tbt Soil Son i roslon Crosson Service to- to meet this f m. m |