viii ILLUSTRATIONS 



reation areas in the Far West. (28) Wild life as a part of land'iise 

 management: to help stop soil erosion and hold back flood waters, CCC 

 boys "plant" beaver in a small headwaters stream. 



(1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16/19, 21, 23, 'and 24 by courtesy of U. 

 S. Soil Conservation Service; 2 and 18 by courtesy of U. S. Forest Service; 3, 7, 

 9, 10, 20, 22, and 25 by courtesy of Farm Security Administration, photos by 

 Rothstein; 8 by courtesy of Farm Security Administration, photo by Lange; 17 

 by courtesy of Farm Security Administration, photo by Lee; 28 by courtesy of 

 Division of Grazing, Department of the Interior.) 



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SOIL LOSSES THROUGH CULTIVATION 20 



THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE 101 



THE YEARLY BALANCE OF CROP AND PASTURE SOIL 106 



UNPLANNED RIVER DEVELOPMENT 122 



PLANNED RIVER DEVELOPMENT 123 



RANGE LAND IN THE UNITED STATES 151 



BAD RANGE PRACTICE 162 



GOOD RANGE PRACTICE 163 



THE ROLE OF THE FORESTS 201 



FEDERAL AND STATE RECREATION AREAS AND POPULATION 226 



OUR RESOURCES 50 YEARS HENCE 252 



LAND'USE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 279 

 FEDERAL AGENCIES ENGAGED IN DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, 



AND ADMINISTRATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 286'289 



