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Figure 2.— Sheet erosion and the subsequent formation of rills and gullies have 

 long been widely accepted as a necessary part of tobacco growing in the South- 

 east. A, Aerial view of eroded tobacco field in southern Maryland. B, Close-up 

 of sheet erosion in the same vicinity. • 



