Alkali Land Reclamation

Author : Clarence W. Dorsey
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364284094
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Reclamation of Alkali Land in Salt Lake Valley, Utah (Classic Reprint) written by Clarence W. Dorsey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reclamation of Alkali Land in Salt Lake Valley, Utah In 1899 the Bureau (then Division) of Soils, in cooperation with the Utah experiment station, made a soil survey of that portion of the valley lying west of Jordan River. This survey comprised an area of over 250 square miles, but did not include the best farming districts of the valley lying east of the Jordan River. This should be remembered in the discussion of the alkali problems, since the lands east of the river are but little affected by alkali. There are some alkali areas south of Salt Lake City, especially in the bottom along the river, but the greater extent of land east of the river has good slope, which implies fair natural drainage with the tendency for the salts originally contained in the soils to be washed t? Lower levels. It is this part of the valley that has had the greatest agricultural development and is at present in a prosperous condition. This soil survey was made by Frank D. Gardner and John Stewart, and the report was published in the Field Operations of the Division of Soils, 1899, and as Bulletin 72 of the Utah experiment station. The soils were found to have been formed by material brought down from the mountains and from sediments of ancient Lake Bonneville, all of which have been materially modified by inflowing streams from the mountains and by the advance and recession of Great Salt Lake. On account of the manner of their formation the soils vary greatly in character. In the lower part of the valley the lacustrine deposits are very deep, no rock or gravel being found at a depth of a hundred or more feet. As we approach the foothills gravel and rock are plentiful and often crop out at the surface, and the depth of lake sediments diminishes and in many places none at all is found. The soils are fertile, but in their natural condition support only a meager vegetation, because they are either too dry or contain too much alkali. On the higher levels, where little salt is present, sage brush forms the chief growth, while in the lower parts of the valley, where there is more moisture and much salt, greasewood, salt grass, and other salt-loving vegetation forms the principal growth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.