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Erosion (1948)

1948 · Ephemeral film · 5 min

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Description and documentation of the effects of wind and water on land. The story of man-made soil erosion and what it has done to our productive land. Distinguishes between natural erosion and man-made erosion. Depicts sheet and gully erosion by water and sheet erosion by wind and explains the destructive effects of each. Ends by showing that destructive erosion is not necessary if conservation farming methods are used. (Educational Film Guide, 1953) A Conservation School Film, Number 3.

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