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Title: Soil erosion in the South
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Davis, R. O. E. (Royall Oscar Eugene), 1880-1949
Subjects: Soil erosion Southern States
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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on becomes saturated and the addi-tional water runs off over the surface. Again, if precipitationoccurs in the form of rain, it is much less likely to be totally absorbedthan if in the form of snow. The melting snow supplies water to thesolLso gradually that it has ample time to be totally absorbed. In the Southern States probably the most important factorinfluencing absorption is the character of the precipitation. Thisis mainly in the form of rain and is quite heavy at times. This meansthat generally this factor is most unfavorable for the retention ofwater by the soil and to prevent its flowing off the other factorsmust be made as favorable as possible. In the mountainous regionsof Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee vegeta-tion exerts great influence. Where the forests have been cut offthe steep hillsides rapid erosion has followed, and in some placesthe soil has been removed down to the underlying bare rock. Other Bui. 180, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate I.
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Trees in Gully, Checking Erosion and Tending to Natural Reclamation. Bui. 180, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate IIsoilerosioninsou180davi

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