Place of publication from Lulu.com website. Includes essays on Hugh Hammond Bennett. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Cotton, the boll weevil, and Southern soils -- Soil conservation -- Water conservation -- Conservation programs -- People of the Soil Conservation Service -- Remembrances.
Summary:
A collection of writings of Douglas Helms on topics ranging from the history of the cotton boll weevil and the soils of the South to the history of soil and water conservation programs in the United States. Helms served over a more than thirty year career as a historian in the public service at the National Archives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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