Certain specific water‐soluble polymer soil conditioners are economically usable to stabilize soil aggregates to give several important benefits which improve the environment: dust control, water erosion control, an aid to reseeding and reyegetation of severely damaged land, a means of giving a better start to low‐tillage farming, an extender and magnifier of organic matter soil amendments, increased water‐use efficiency to conserve water, increased survival of transplanted trees and shrubs, making it easier to use reclaimed and low‐quality water for irrigation, protecting highways from mud in farm localities and improved success in land reclamation.