Marion County Soils

Author : Raymond Stratton Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364914120
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Marion County Soils (Classic Reprint) written by Raymond Stratton Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Marion County Soils It is a matter of common observation that soils vary tremendously in their productive power, depending upon their physical condition, their chemical com position, and their biological activities. For any comprehensive plan of soil improvement looking toward the permanent maintenance of our agricultural lands, a definite knowledge of the various existing kinds or types of soil is a first essential. It is the purpose of a soil survey to classify the various kinds of soil of a given area in such a manner as to permit definite characterization for description and for mapping. With the information that such a survey affords, every farmer or landowner of the surveyed area has at hand the basis for a rational system of improvement of his land. At the same time the Experiment Station is furnished an inventory of the soils of the state, upon which intelli gently to base plans for those fundamental investigations so necessary for solving the problems of practical soil improvement. This county soil report is one of a series reporting the results of the soil sur vey which, when completed, will cover the state of Illinois. Each county report is intended to be as nearly complete in itself as it is practicable to make it, even at the expense of some repetition. There is presented in the form on an Appendix a general discussion of the important principles of soil fertility, in order to help the farmer and landowner to understand the significance of the data furnished by the soil survey and to make intelligent application of the same in the mainte nance and improvement of the land. In many cases it will be of advantage to study the Appendix in advance of the soil report proper. 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.