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U.S. #1133
1959 4¢ Soil Conservation 
 
Issue Date: August 26, 1959
City: Rapid City, South Dakota
Quantity: 120,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations:  11
Color: Blue, green, and ocher
 
This stamp was issued in Rapid City, South Dakota, in conjunction with the opening of the annual Soil Conservation Society conference. U.S. #1133 highlights the importance of smart soil conservation measures, like contour plowing and the planting of “cover crops,” which help maintain soil fertility.
 

The Soil Conservation Service

1984 Soil and Water Conservation stamp
US #2074 was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of conservation programs begun during the Dust Bowl.

On April 27, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Soil Conservation Act.  The act established the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) to reduce and repair the damage caused by soil erosion.  The SCS’s work was expanded and continues today as the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Hugh Hammond Bennett was one of the driving forces behind the act and the soil conservation movement – in fact he’s considered the “father of soil conservation.”  Years earlier, Bennett was working as a surveyor for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bureau of Soils.  He saw first-hand how soil was eroded by wind and water, how this made it harder to grow crops, and in turn, how it damaged communities that depended on these crops.  Bennett then set out to inform the nation, writing and speaking on the soil erosion crisis.  In 1928, he published Soil Erosion: A National Menace, which encouraged Congress to establish their first federal soil erosion experiment stations in 1929.

Soil and Water Conservation Colorano Silk Cachet Combination First Day Cover.
US #2074 – Colorano Silk Cachet Combination First Day Cover

After Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, his administration made conserving soil and water resources a high priority.  The 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act established the Soil Erosion Service (SES) within the Department of the Interior.  The SES visited areas with significant erosion issues and demonstrated how conservation efforts would help them.

1959 Soil Conservation stamp
US #1133 highlights the importance of smart soil conservation measures, like contour plowing and the planting of “cover crops,” which help maintain soil fertility.

Another driving force in the soil conservation movement began in 1932: the Dust Bowl.  Decades of homesteading and commercial agriculture had badly damaged the soil in the Great Plains.  Extensive droughts led many crops to suffer, and high winds lifted tons of soil into the air.  In May 1934, a three-day dust storm blew 350 million tons of soil from the west toward New York and Boston.  Some cities lit street lamps during the day to see through the thick dust.  The dust storms continued into 1935, sweeping across the plains, and into Washington in March.  The March storms coincided with Congress’s hearings on a proposed soil conservation law.

2001 Flag Over Farm stamp
US 3495 – The SCS works with farmers to adopt good practices to prevent soil erosion.

Bennett wrote editorials and testified before Congress explaining the role of soil erosion in these dust storms.  Congress heard his pleas and passed the Soil Conservation Act, which President Roosevelt signed into law on April 27, 1935.  The law established the Soil Conservation Service to “control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment.”  Bennett served as its first chief.  Farmers were given subsidies to plant native grasses and trees or raise vegetables.  Within three years, soil erosion in the US dropped 65 percent.

1960 Water Conservation stamp
US #1150 was issued in conjunction with the seventh meeting of the Watershed Congress.

Following the passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, the SCS also began surveying and providing flood control plans for watersheds.  In 1938, it also began to oversee the USDA’s draining and irrigation assistance programs, snow surveys, water supply forecasts, and more.  In 1937, the SCS established state soil conservation districts to help support these efforts on the local level.  There are over 3,000 of these districts today.

1970 Save Our Soil stamp
US #1410 was issued in 1970 as part of a four-stamp anti-pollution issue.

The SCS grew significantly after World War II and merged with the Soil Survey.  Following a large reorganization of the USDA, the SCS turned a large amount of the regional work over to state offices.  By the 1950s, Congress had passed several bills providing for watershed planning under the SCS.  They then passed the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, which gave the SCS permanent watershed planning authority.  Over the years, they built 11,000 dams for over 2,000 watershed projects.

1998 Wetlands stamp
US #3207A – Protection of wetlands became a focus of the SCS in the 1970s.

The SCS’s responsibilities continued to evolve and grow in the coming decades – they expanded their services to suburban areas, oversaw water quality projects, and took on the protection of wetlands.  To reflect these changes, the SCS was renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 1994.  It continues to work with citizens, state and local governments, and other federal agencies to protect and repair our natural landscapes.

1984 Soil and Water Conservation First Day Maximum Card
Item #M84-11 – Soil and Water Conservation First Day Maximum Card

 

 

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U.S. #1133
1959 4¢ Soil Conservation 
 
Issue Date: August 26, 1959
City: Rapid City, South Dakota
Quantity: 120,835,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Giori Press
Perforations:  11
Color: Blue, green, and ocher
 
This stamp was issued in Rapid City, South Dakota, in conjunction with the opening of the annual Soil Conservation Society conference. U.S. #1133 highlights the importance of smart soil conservation measures, like contour plowing and the planting of “cover crops,” which help maintain soil fertility.
 

The Soil Conservation Service

1984 Soil and Water Conservation stamp
US #2074 was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of conservation programs begun during the Dust Bowl.

On April 27, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Soil Conservation Act.  The act established the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) to reduce and repair the damage caused by soil erosion.  The SCS’s work was expanded and continues today as the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Hugh Hammond Bennett was one of the driving forces behind the act and the soil conservation movement – in fact he’s considered the “father of soil conservation.”  Years earlier, Bennett was working as a surveyor for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bureau of Soils.  He saw first-hand how soil was eroded by wind and water, how this made it harder to grow crops, and in turn, how it damaged communities that depended on these crops.  Bennett then set out to inform the nation, writing and speaking on the soil erosion crisis.  In 1928, he published Soil Erosion: A National Menace, which encouraged Congress to establish their first federal soil erosion experiment stations in 1929.

Soil and Water Conservation Colorano Silk Cachet Combination First Day Cover.
US #2074 – Colorano Silk Cachet Combination First Day Cover

After Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, his administration made conserving soil and water resources a high priority.  The 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act established the Soil Erosion Service (SES) within the Department of the Interior.  The SES visited areas with significant erosion issues and demonstrated how conservation efforts would help them.

1959 Soil Conservation stamp
US #1133 highlights the importance of smart soil conservation measures, like contour plowing and the planting of “cover crops,” which help maintain soil fertility.

Another driving force in the soil conservation movement began in 1932: the Dust Bowl.  Decades of homesteading and commercial agriculture had badly damaged the soil in the Great Plains.  Extensive droughts led many crops to suffer, and high winds lifted tons of soil into the air.  In May 1934, a three-day dust storm blew 350 million tons of soil from the west toward New York and Boston.  Some cities lit street lamps during the day to see through the thick dust.  The dust storms continued into 1935, sweeping across the plains, and into Washington in March.  The March storms coincided with Congress’s hearings on a proposed soil conservation law.

2001 Flag Over Farm stamp
US 3495 – The SCS works with farmers to adopt good practices to prevent soil erosion.

Bennett wrote editorials and testified before Congress explaining the role of soil erosion in these dust storms.  Congress heard his pleas and passed the Soil Conservation Act, which President Roosevelt signed into law on April 27, 1935.  The law established the Soil Conservation Service to “control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment.”  Bennett served as its first chief.  Farmers were given subsidies to plant native grasses and trees or raise vegetables.  Within three years, soil erosion in the US dropped 65 percent.

1960 Water Conservation stamp
US #1150 was issued in conjunction with the seventh meeting of the Watershed Congress.

Following the passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, the SCS also began surveying and providing flood control plans for watersheds.  In 1938, it also began to oversee the USDA’s draining and irrigation assistance programs, snow surveys, water supply forecasts, and more.  In 1937, the SCS established state soil conservation districts to help support these efforts on the local level.  There are over 3,000 of these districts today.

1970 Save Our Soil stamp
US #1410 was issued in 1970 as part of a four-stamp anti-pollution issue.

The SCS grew significantly after World War II and merged with the Soil Survey.  Following a large reorganization of the USDA, the SCS turned a large amount of the regional work over to state offices.  By the 1950s, Congress had passed several bills providing for watershed planning under the SCS.  They then passed the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, which gave the SCS permanent watershed planning authority.  Over the years, they built 11,000 dams for over 2,000 watershed projects.

1998 Wetlands stamp
US #3207A – Protection of wetlands became a focus of the SCS in the 1970s.

The SCS’s responsibilities continued to evolve and grow in the coming decades – they expanded their services to suburban areas, oversaw water quality projects, and took on the protection of wetlands.  To reflect these changes, the SCS was renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 1994.  It continues to work with citizens, state and local governments, and other federal agencies to protect and repair our natural landscapes.

1984 Soil and Water Conservation First Day Maximum Card
Item #M84-11 – Soil and Water Conservation First Day Maximum Card