The rapid taking up of our public lands. the turning of them under with the plow. and its later intensive cultivation. have robbed much of our upland game of its birthright for unmolested cover and food. and is today one of the vital factors in our drought problem in the Midwest. Our western civilization progressed as though it had taken on the wings of Mercury. the strength of a Hercules. and then. not satisfied with the progress. pulled on the sevenleague boots in order to overcome every obstacle in its path. It tore down the sustaining influences of our forefathers to make way for more intensive farming. grazing. and industrial pursuits to house and feed the rapidly increasing local population. augmented by the flight from European countries of emigrants attracted to this new "land of the free and home of the brave." The extraordinary efforts put forth from 1914 to 1918 to produce more foods. more industrial products. to take care of the needs of the war have left their blight upon the economic situation of today and are somewhat responsible for the depression through which we are now going and from which we hope to emerge in the not too distant future. What have we done about all of this? What has been the answer to the problem. as conservationists have seen it. in the years that have gone by and which have taken such a heavy toll of our wildlife?
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