. Elements of agriculture, southern and western. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 4.—Where a Glacier Melts Wind-blown Soils. —Not only do ice and running water move soils, but in dry countries the wind blows enough dust and sand* to build up the land several feet deep. Streams have been filled, railroad tracks covered, and even cities have been buried by wind-blown soil. Just north of the Canadian River in Hemphill County, Texas, is a beautiful example of wind-formed soil. The south- west wind has blown away the fine particles of soil and left great mounds of coarse sand for many miles. Farther
. Elements of agriculture, southern and western. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 4.—Where a Glacier Melts Wind-blown Soils. —Not only do ice and running water move soils, but in dry countries the wind blows enough dust and sand* to build up the land several feet deep. Streams have been filled, railroad tracks covered, and even cities have been buried by wind-blown soil. Just north of the Canadian River in Hemphill County, Texas, is a beautiful example of wind-formed soil. The south- west wind has blown away the fine particles of soil and left great mounds of coarse sand for many miles. Farther north finer particles settled and formed a loam soil. Still. 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 Welborn, W. C; Ness, H; Sanborn, Charles Emerson, 1877-; Marstellar, R. P. New York, The Macmillan company
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