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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />• Page <br /> I. INTRODUCTION 1 <br /> Background of Problem 1 <br /> Research Objectives 2 <br /> II. LITERATURE REVIEW 3 <br /> III. STUDY METHODS 17 <br /> Field Measurements 17 <br /> Rainfall Simulation and Infiltration 17 <br /> Site and Individual Plot Characteristics 18 <br /> Core Samples 1 g <br /> Laboratory Measurements 1g <br /> Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity 1g <br /> <br />• tloisture Content of Saturation, 1/3 Bar, 15 Bars 20 <br /> Particle Size Distribution 21 <br /> Organic Matter 22 <br /> IV. STUDY AREA AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 25 <br /> General 25 <br /> Study Design 25 <br /> Site by Site Comparisons 27 <br /> V. ERODIBILITIES AND EROSION POTENTIAL 35 <br /> Application of Universal Soil Loss Equation 35 <br /> Basis for Comparison 35 <br /> Selection of Factors 36 <br /> Soil Loss Estimates 41 <br />• <br />v <br />