Bui. 716, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate I. 



Eroded Land. 



The upper picture shows eroded land, the result of a few years' neglect after sUght breaks had 

 occurred in the sod. The lower picture shows that continued neglect has resulted in the dis- 

 appearance of all grass, and in the deeper gullying of the land. 



