. Conservation reader. Natural resources; Forests and forestry. 28 Conservation Reader is best. Cattle are pas- tured on those lands not suited to fanning. The miners go to the moun- tains, where they can more easily find the min- erals they are after. The lumberman finds his work where the climate favors the growth of forest trees. The manufacturer seeks the waterfalls, where there is power to turn his mills. Now let us try to dis- cover in how far we can change Nature's plan and make habitable those places which she left unin- habitable. There are some things which we cannot do. We cannot ma
. Conservation reader. Natural resources; Forests and forestry. 28 Conservation Reader is best. Cattle are pas- tured on those lands not suited to fanning. The miners go to the moun- tains, where they can more easily find the min- erals they are after. The lumberman finds his work where the climate favors the growth of forest trees. The manufacturer seeks the waterfalls, where there is power to turn his mills. Now let us try to dis- cover in how far we can change Nature's plan and make habitable those places which she left unin- habitable. There are some things which we cannot do. We cannot make the air warmer or colder. We cannot cause rain to fall even though the fields are parched with drought. We caimot stop the rain falling, and we caimot, stop the winds blowing. While we cannot stop the water falling from the clouds, we can drain the lowlands and marshes and so make them fit for the farmer. We can raise great dikes or embank- ments along the rivers and so shut out the flood waters. The people of Holland have saved thousands of acres from the sea by building dikes and pumping out the water from the inclosed H. W. Fairbanks The prickly pear in its desert 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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