72 Conservation Reader 



wearing away the soil, even upon the steepest slopes, while 

 the wind cannot get a peep at the earth. 



Does it not seem strange that where little rain falls the 

 earth washes a great deal faster than where it rains very 

 heavily? The reason is that the more it rains the more 

 dense becomes the carpet of vegetation. If we wish to 

 preserve the soil, we must preserve the natural growth on 

 the hillsides. 



