Erosion - A Conservation School Film - No. 3, 1948

B/W - Sound - 16 mm - 00:05:00 One of a series of four films prepared especially for school use. This film tells the story of manmade soil erosion and what it has done to our productive land. It distinguishes between natural erosion and manmade erosion. It depicts sheet and gully erosion by water and erosion by wind and explains the destructive force of each. It ends by showing that destructive erosion is not necessary if conservation farming methods are used. Simple narration and photography. Has special appeal to both urban and rural children. Suitable for use in intermediate grades and above. Photographed by Rodney B. Radford, Narration written by William I. Pryor, Subject Matter Supervision -Education Section, S.C.S. [Soil and Water Conservation, Topsoil, and Water - other films in this series]