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Dust Settled in D C and Birth of the Soil Conservation Service
A historical retrospective by John Kane explains the 1935 founding of the Soil Conservation Service under Public Law 46, led by Hugh Bennett. It details early district formation in Lord Fairfax and the adoption of erosion control practices shaping local farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kane
Winchester
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
U.S
Hugh Bennett
Potomac
Washington, D.C
Bean
Bennett
Soil Erosion Service
Congress
China
India
Italy
Frederick County
Lord Fairfax Scd
Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
SCD Board of Supervisors
E.M. Funk
Fred Stine
Roy Bageant
J. L. Hershman
Landon Whitacre
State Soil Conservation Committee
Ralph Marker