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The Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils at this website is in PDF format and has been optimized for Adobe Acrobat 3.0. Click here for hard-copy publication information and a contact person. This information comes from the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils by Soil Survey Division Staff under the leadership of Schoeneberger, Wysocki, Benham, and Broderson, 1998. The major sections address Site Description, Soil Profile Description, Geomorphology, Geology, Soil Taxonomy, and others. The Field Book is also tabbed for quick, easy reference.