Records of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. 1875 - 2002. Photographs Relating to Soil Conservation Techniques
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Bennett, Hugh H. (Hugh Hammond), 1881-1960
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Hugh Hammond Bennett (1881-1960) was born on April 15, 1881, near Wadesboro, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1903, with a degree in chemistry. He began his career as a soil surveyor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As he conducted soil surveys and investigated declining crop yields, he became convinced that soil erosion was a problem not just for farmers but also for rural economies. By 1909, he was supervising soil surveys in the southern Unit...
