Seller Notes: “Very Good; This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in ... “Very Good; This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The top front spine end has a small tear. "Walter Clay Lowdermilk (July 1, 1888 – May 6, 1974) was an American soil conservationist who worked in countries throughout the world to help protect and reclaim lands in order to better feed their population. Lowdermilk worked with the Belgian Relief Effort (B. R. E. , active 1914–1916 in Belgium and France) after World War I, [1][dubious – discuss] in China in the 1920s to help avert famine, with the Soil Conservation Service, in fascist Italy in the 1930s, in the United States, and in Mandatory Palestine planning land and water use. In the latter he was impressed by the advanced techniques that the Zionist settlers, and later the State of Israel, took to develop water efficient agriculture and land use. A 1944 outline of local water development became known as the "Lowdermilk plan" and”

Defects: This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled, spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued, without a dust jacket. The top front spine end has a small, tear. "Walter Clay Lowdermilk (July 1, 1888 – May 6, 1974) was, an American soil conservationist who worked in countries, throughout the world to help protect and reclaim lands in order, to better feed their population. Lowdermilk worked with the, Belgian Relief Effort (B. R. E. , active 1914–1916 in Belgium, and France) after World War I, [1][dubious – discuss] in China, in the 1920s to help avert famine, with the Soil Conservation, Service, in fascist Italy in the 1930s, in the United States,, and in Mandatory Palestine planning land and water use. In the, latter he was impressed by the advanced techniques that the, Zionist settlers, and later the State of Israel, took to, develop water efficient agriculture and land use. A 1944, outline of local water development became known as the, "Lowdermilk plan" and was of importance for the later National, Water Carrier of Israel. " (from Wikipedia)

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