Project Gutenberg 2007-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 79 Gregory, Mary Huston 11007313 Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation" by Mary Huston Gregory is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The text serves as a comprehensive exploration of the issue of conservation, emphasizing the importance of managing natural resources responsibly. Gregory elucidates the interconnectedness of human well-being and the preservation of natural wealth, focusing on various resources such as soil, forests, and water. The opening of the book outlines the concept of conservation, stressing that it is not merely a concern for government or corporations but a responsibility shared by all citizens. It describes the historical context of resource use in the United States, detailing the early careless exploitation of abundant natural wealth and the impending consequences of such extravagance. The author warns that future generations could face scarcity unless action is taken to understand and mitigate waste. Furthermore, specifics about soil conservation and its critical role in maintaining agricultural productivity are introduced, setting the stage for a deeper discussion of various resources in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Economic conditions Conservation of natural resources HC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: Environmental Issues 473700 473701 2024-10-09T06:40:51.830737 2023-09-09T08:56:25.415588 text/html text/html 477264 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163841 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276557 2024-10-09T06:41:02.083703 application/epub+zip 279066 2024-10-09T06:40:55.999720 application/epub+zip 249628 2024-10-09T06:40:54.389743 application/epub+zip 505465 2024-10-09T06:41:06.776680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461378 2024-10-09T06:41:00.937721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403131 2022-09-09T15:45:11.974684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437006 436802 2024-10-09T06:40:50.886760 2023-09-09T08:56:24.505603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436724 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155173 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 436724 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155148 2021-01-01T18:46:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21340 2024-10-09T06:41:06.917664 application/rdf+xml 16352 2024-10-09T06:40:54.970725 image/jpeg 3612 2024-10-09T06:40:54.675735 image/jpeg 259178 2024-10-09T06:40:51.869766 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog