Show control of erosion Is serious problem the loss in soil fertility caused fram erosion is considered one of 0 the biggest financial losses annually that can come to farmers throughout the country according to soil experts of the government this vast loss losa la is estimated to b more than a billion dollars each year and methods to control the erosion are one of the problems that thai confront the department it takes years tor for nature to form a foot of fertile soil from the rocks of the earths crust therefore erosion control must be cc practiced to prevent loss of rich r ch earth which has been forming tor for generation upon farming today is altogether too toc much like hydraulic mining the growth of agricultural science points the finger of scorn at the one cro crop p farmer the sell robber the fertility miner who grows constantly decreasing crops of 0 the same variety ard arod returns nothing to 0 o the soli soil in the way 0 war ii anure ture leguminous green manure or fertilizer ti A soil expert has commented upon it as follows conservation is this most important fundamental and important of all resources Is seldom seriously considered by anyone associated socia ted with a farm erosion is a very big problem and it is doubtful it if the farmer can handle it alone |