Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-25
SOIL SURVEYS Are VALUABLE
TO FARMERS and GARDENERS

Are YOU thinking OF buying farm
Maybe YOU are purchasing one for tn
frs, time, or perhaps you are selling
your high.priccd acres In the corn b"li
and rcinyostiug in cheaper lands On or.
ether state In either ease there is "
very helpful companion YOU can take
with you on the inspection trip-a SOL
survey report Of thc region you are
going into. prepared hy the Bureau
Soils. United State Department IL NEH
culture. IN cooperation With S'1''
agencies
I'm Unbiased Counselor.
II isl counselor whose advice is 90.
solui ~ unbiased Us Judgment is
only i'm hqtk and white. hui ir CONNIE.
ton with IA. report Is q r"l"rd ''
map This consists Of % base. sl"N'Ii
the salient natural features % On. I''
surveyed and the towns. houses r"ld.
r,ilwnvs. and other artificial i'i'N
The various areas e Tho different Nn'
81 soil are outlined and culor'd
ordinarily m. survey covers % sing.
county. 4 surveying p1rr n'.s..H
usually II two mon visits cF.iy W'
81 the chosen area. tracing and l"1t'nt
the soil boundaries. taking samples o.
tho soil and ~ the subsoil 10 q depth o.
feet In The West an 90 feet 300 10
f,r west They Identify tn N1ri'n
types NJ s,l So fsr as maN o. f'r
from n.ld examination. Tho WORK
revised by inspectors who VISIT III
areas Iu'u um, O.. slime. and is iIn1li
pass,d up,u hy opunitt.'. who W
certain hat a,h soil IS properly n1W''
There al. .l the United States 3N|
counties Detailed surveys hay, h"c'
completed thus far iu 926 counties o..
this count hay" been included To-
areas. each covering only a part 81 a
county ur parts IT several counties tn
total extent ~ these surveys li,,l3
-lunrc miles. is lual tn tn combine
areas ~ Great Britain. France. rud 90
German Empire before thu v,r In a9
dltion 20 "a, area surveyed on d'ni
ahort an equal extent Il country ha
b.,u covered bN reconnaissance map
tho two tug,tl .r representing ,no.thi'
the area ~ e.. uun"rtHl United state
and vcy much uor. 'htn u"cth.rd
the stable lands 81 tho Nation tu
buving farm n would Dee we'll to 90
qiire ~ ~ 4 .ptr'mert wheth"f 90 q.
& h.d uad, sur,', ~ the iooality
-. aud ,.- o. uHri O. Isu publish
n ma, D., hlG Or o.. asking
II may o.. ihfi boz a'oiIing q. bu
farm q dctu.i, typ, .f Hgur1liHrc .r
T. ~ dotciIuu q up u. s. ~, Uu st.'
win d. -. Nhrr .u land b".t suite
thu t,p, U, lUd Upon What spi.
ctn rice growing Del safely and profit
lIy .ndsft tkrl. tT tn T.uiu tur ui
bac,n 20 N, rsr..rs sirds D. follow,
os tn raising BIOS. wth s'ia'b %.
ture a. q t'lt .l, on their tsnss Boo.
b. vng .ged On
Pcrhars y,i NuI'd rtsi hsh ca
n.crCnl p.ach orchard in g. .rsn
Isrk n &c.. e.evI.s 90 ngst.r
,,t,i n s. ..h car auf .r rtril.
IA. utI.,I .u q lsrsr grH. 70 upr
tomatoes f1 CaruinE Df lma heans .H
Sew Jersey The RESULTS uf The
survey vii help yuu tD s'le.t vIiiah
lard. Tho re-ords ~ the depaftna
-hw STEADILY Increasing ruWhr
p-isaus usng De- ssh uuhi. elton.
his wa
The hlsls - tHf tIiUsu.I 90 Co.
land ard The foundation 10 ihe wealth
sErirul'mal communities BE- TIE nrnd
t.v.n-ss ~ fhs suil Or d. therefore n @
surprislre that concerns Interested
the placing - farm loans in thr bar
ding 81 rmal mortgage securities. ol Il