Profiles in the History of U.S. Soil Survey
Contributors: Douglas Helms (Editor); Anne B. W. Effland (Editor); Patricia J. Durana (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Iowa State Press
Published: February 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780813827599
Subjects: Soil Science; Technology; History; United States; Technology & Industrial Arts; Soil surveys; Nature/Ecology; Soil scientists; Agriculture - Agronomy; Environmental Engineering & Technology; United States.; Agriculture - General; Division of Soils
First sentence: Creation of the Division of Agricultural Soils in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1894 marked the beginning of a national commitment to soil science and soil survey activities.