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No farm should be so used that the soil is permitted to depreciate in value; no forest so used as permanently to impair its productivity.
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gutenberg.orgNo farm should be so used that the soil is permitted to depreciate in value; no forest so used as permanently to impair its productivity.
Roosevelt insists on the importance of maintaining the productivity of farms and forests.
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