Soil survey (reconnaissance) of west-central Texas

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Soil survey of 27 counties in the west-central part of Texas. Included are Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Jones, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Sterling, Taylor, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, and Winkler. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, native vegetation, soils, land utilization, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.

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2041-2131 p. ; 23 cm.

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Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter); Strike, W. W.; Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie); Devereux, R. E.; Hawker, H. W. (Herman William) et al. 1928.

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Soil survey of 27 counties in the west-central part of Texas. Included are Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Jones, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Sterling, Taylor, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, and Winkler. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, native vegetation, soils, land utilization, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.

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2041-2131 p. ; 23 cm.

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"Advance sheets--Field operations of the Bureau of Soils, 1922."
In cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 2131).

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The Texas Soil Surveys demonstrate early scientific thought regarding soil classification and use. Each survey consists of a soil map and separate book.

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Carter, William T. (William Thomas); Beck, M. W. (Miles Walter); Strike, W. W.; Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie); Devereux, R. E.; Hawker, H. W. (Herman William) et al. Soil survey (reconnaissance) of west-central Texas, book, 1928; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth19757/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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