Soil+Conservation+Act

Approved on February 29, 1936

Its creation resulted from a 5 year soil erosion study conducted by the U.S. Forest Service

Function: to study the problem of and prevent soil erosion and to promote conservation of soil and agricultural land to aid the struggling farmers

Authorized the government to pay farmers to reduce production so as to conserve soil and prevent erosion

Established the **Soil Conservation Service**: primarily directed by Hugh Hammond Bennett, a soils scientist who spent years researching soil erosion and urged others to become concerned over the issue. The SCS was created to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Soil Conservation Act.

(Hugh Hammond Bennett, right)

By: JR Perkins and Meredith Neeson