PRACTICAL AR BORTOCULLURE 
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electric changes occur, as when the atmosphere is holding moisture to point of 
saturation, and objects in the pathway of the clouds conduct the electric fluid 
instantly, intense precipitation occurs, the earth in that locality is deluged 
beyond the ability of the water courses to convey it quickly away, and low- 
lying lands become flooded. 
The removal of large bodies of forests destroys the regular and systematic 
electric connections between earth and sky, and in consequence the electric 
energy becomes violent, and cloudbursts occur with frequency. The planting 
of forest belts in a systematic manner and the maintenance of a reasonable 
area of forest will equalize this electrical diffusion, rain will become more reg- 
ular and impetuous storms infrequent. 
