CONTROL OF RAIN.
The folldwino:, from the * New York Times,' iga»rtipos to the present state of the ;we(t£her\ —" If Nature warns man to touch the,forest with a sparing hand, she no.less indicates that he shall use his utmost energy in breaking up the soil of the prairies, and when possible plant trees. The quantity, of,rain in Western Nebraska and Kansas is reported to have doubled since the early settlement in these regions, and the reason doubtless.is tobe found both in the planting of trees and the opening up of the soil to absorb more moisture. Moreover, brooks, or "branches V a* they call them out here, are starting up in gullies or gulches hitherto dry. Colorado and California States, generally dry for eight summer months, have this year* begun to have heavy rains. The same causes are po bably at work all over the "dry season" portions of our country. On the other hand, Ohio and Northern New York are echoing the complaint of the French agricultural report, that- the felling of forests is the ruin of-'rivers. These natural laws seem plain" enough. -Man should learn to follow them.'' ?
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 February 1872, Page 6
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189CONTROL OF RAIN. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 February 1872, Page 6
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