A Champion for the Soil "Of all the countries of the world," Hugh Bennett said, "we Americans have been the greatest destroyers of land of any race of people barbaric or civilized." Americans changed the land more than "the combined activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, tornadoes and all the excavations of mankind since the beginning of history." Bennett became the first chief of the Soil Conservation Service. —Years of Dust, Albert Marrin Which could be an appropriate replacement for the sidebar title "A Champion for the Soil"? Check all that apply. Hugh Bennett and Soil Conservation Geology and You Understanding a Changing Landscape How to Fertilize Crops Soil, Soil, Soil