Land use according to its capability conforms with natural law. The ready availability of good land and wildlife for so many generations gave rise to a careless and prodigal attitude toward our wealth of natural resources. Soil has long been confused with land. It is but one part of land. Permanent soil conservation is an essential first step toward solution of the farm problem.
Productive land is neither limitless nor inexhaustible.
Land must be expertly cared for if it is to be maintained in a productive state. Productive land must assume an ever more prominent position in the thinking of the people and their leaders. Since society as a whole depends on the produce of the land for its present and future existence, society as a whole must share in the responsibility and costs of maintaining land in a productive state. We have found there is no blanket, short-cut method for getting the conservation job done. There is no quick and easy way out.