View of house on barren land. Destroyed fences and mounds of dirt. Dust storm covers the sky during Dust Bowl period in America. View of windmill and houses before the wall of dust. Illustrated map of the United States outlines the areas affected by dust storms, ranging from the panhandle of Texas to the Dakotas. Graphic shows side view of soil including top soil and sub-soil. Crops are pictured growing from the top soil, then dying. Narrator explains that sun and wind then strip away the top soil. Animation shows top soil crumbling to dust and being swept into the air. Measures to protect top soil are pictured, beginning with planting "arid-land plants" such as grasses to protect soil from the sun and wind. Illustration depicts Lister Furrows: the cutting of deep ridges at right angles to the direction of the wind, acting as a wind break. For future protection, an illustration of shelter belts of trees acting as wind breaks. Scene of house and barren ground in dust storm. Motor cars drive amid dust storm. Scenes of buffalo and cattle being herded. Man stands with cow in dry, barren farmland. Farmers tend to dry, unhealthy crops. Motor car and carriage drive on barren ground. Idealistic scene of healthy land with good grass for cattle grazing and large barn in the background. Final image of a wall of dust.
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