Seems legit
we all hear about kudzu being introduced as "erosion control" in the South but I don't think contemporary people understand on a gut level what that means
these are images from a 1930s pamphlet that endorsed kudzu, entitled "stop gullies: save your farm"
It was Bad.
Invasive plants need to be understood as part of a much larger cycle of incredible violence against the land.
[ID: A google link to a scientific article from 1919 called "Kudzu: The Latest Forage Plant". The excerpt says "For this reason there is no danger that kudzu will ever become a pest. Kudzu is perfectly hardy all over the United States and endures winters as far north as Nova Scotia. It will..."
In the reblog we have a sample of six black & white images of gullies formed by heavy erosion, encroaching on roads and houses, and washing out large sections of farmland. The three lower photos are shown as examples of "bad practices that cause gullies" - cotton planted in rows up and down a hill instead of on the contour; and cutting the trees, burning the land and allowing cattle to graze; and overgrazing by livestock. /end ID]
