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 of gullies and a kingdom of good land ruined and abandoned.

Field wash, especially in America, is the greatest of all

University of Illinois bulletin states that "mangum terrace is best adapted to types of soil slope where sheet washing carries away vast amounts of soil fertility each season."

I challenge the Illinois statement that slopes up to 3 per cent, are safe for (from) farming. I do not believe it is proved, and I do not believe it is true in Illinois. See "Is America a Permanent Country like Europe?" by Arthur II. Mason of Homewood, Illinois.