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Show 421 (1) preservation and improvement of soil fertility; (2) promotion of the economic use and conservation of land; (3) diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources; (4) the pro- tection of rivers and harbors against the results of soil erosion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters^ and water courses and in aid of flood control; and (5) reestablishment * * * of the ratio between the purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and that of the income of persons not on farms * * *. Similarly, the Water Facilities Act of 1937 expresses a recog- nition by Congress that:156 the wastage and inadequate utilization of water re- sources on farm, grazing, and forest lands in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States resulting from in- adequate facilities for water storage and utilization con- tribute to the destruction of natural resources, injuries to public health and public lands, droughts, periodic floods, crop failures, decline in standards of living, and excessive dependence upon public relief, and thereby menace the national welfare. Still further, Congress stated as the purpose of the sustained- yield forest-management program, administered by the De- partments of Agriculture and the Interior:156 to promote the stability of forest industries, of employ- ment, of communities, and of taxable forest wealth, through continuous supplies of timber; in order to pro- vide for a continuous and ample supply of forest prod- ucts; and in order to secure the benefits of forests in maintenance of water supply, regulation of stream flow, prevention of soil erosion, amelioration of climate, and preservation of wildlife. Not to be overlooked is the Civilian Conservation Corps. Es- tablished to provide employment and vocational training to youthful citizens, war veterans and Indians, the CCC was au- "* Act of August 28,1937, § 1, 50 Stat. 869,16 U. S. 0. 590r. 188 Act of March 29,1944, § 1,58 Stat. 132,16 U. S. G. 583. |
