Transcription of An Introduction to SOILS OF PENNSYLVANIA
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AnIntroductiontoSOILSOFPENNSYLVANIA .*.. Sn ..i~-:~z:/4.~ ~TeacherEducationSeriesVolume23,Number4 AGDEX512 Copiesof thisandotherspecialpublicationsoftheDepa rtmentofAgriculturalandExtensionEducatio nmaybeobtainedbywritingto:CollegeofAgric ulturalSciencesPublicationsDistributionC enterThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity112 AgriculturalAdministrationBuildingIUnive rsityPark, ,PA16802 ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity,1982 ContentsINTRODUCTION3 SOILDEVELOPMENT4 TheGeologicCycle4 Weathering6 Vegetation8 ClimateandTime8 FORMATIONOFPENNSYLVANIASOILS10 BedrockandTopography10 ParentMaterial12 SOILPROPERTIES15 SoilTexture15 ActiveFractions17 SoilWater18 SoilpH19 CLASSIFYINGSOILS20 SoilSeries20 CountySoilSurveys20 GLOSSARY23 INTRODUCTIONA nunderstandingofsoils,theirdevelopment,p roperties,andusepotential,is ,whichfocusesonthesoilsofPennsylvania, recordofthegeologicalandclimatichistoryo ftheregionwhereit ,orrivers, haswithstoodandthekindofvegetationit weather,lifeforms,minerals areclearlyinterrelatedwhenwestudytheirre cordinthesoil.
An Introduction to SOILS OF PENNSYLVANIA By Betsie Blumberg Instructional Materials Services Department of Agricultural and Extension Education The Pennsylvania State ...
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