. Conservation reader. Natural resources; Forests and forestry. CHAPTER ELEVEN HOW VEGETATION HOLDS THE SOH-. H. W. Fairbanks What the rivulets did to the hillside pastures where the grass was destroyed. A WALK up the mountains on a rainy day is not a pleasant one. There are mud and water under our feet, and over- head are the dripping branches which, if touched, send down a shower of drops. But if we keep our eyes open we shall learn something which will be of great value to us. We shall learn how it is that Nature holds the soil on the slopes — the wonderful soil which it takes her so long a
. Conservation reader. Natural resources; Forests and forestry. CHAPTER ELEVEN HOW VEGETATION HOLDS THE SOH-. H. W. Fairbanks What the rivulets did to the hillside pastures where the grass was destroyed. A WALK up the mountains on a rainy day is not a pleasant one. There are mud and water under our feet, and over- head are the dripping branches which, if touched, send down a shower of drops. But if we keep our eyes open we shall learn something which will be of great value to us. We shall learn how it is that Nature holds the soil on the slopes — the wonderful soil which it takes her so long a time to make and which is the source of all our wealth. Our way up the mountains is by a winding road. We first pass the foothills upon which there are scattered oaks. The rain is steadily pouring down and rivulets loaded with mud are eating Uttle gullies all over the slopes. Along the roadside, where they have united, the rivulets form a torrent which is making a deep ditch that threatens to ren- der the road impassable. 67. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fairbanks, Harold Wellman, 1860-. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , World book company
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