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Field Book for Describing and Sampling SoilsNOTE: This version corrects minor errors in the original 1998 version 1.1 and substantially updates the contents based on related source documents. Please discard copies of any earlier version. Additional upgrades can and will occur that will replace all or part of this document. Minor upgrades will have a new date at the bottom of each updated page. Major upgrades will also have a different version number. Users are responsible for the prompt and correct application of the most current information.
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Reader. How to obtain hard copies of the Field BookThe Field Book is no longer in publication and hard copies are not
available. For a copy of the field book, please download the PDF document. The Present Science and Art of Soil DescriptionThis information comes from the Field Book for Describing and
Sampling Soils by Schoeneberger, Wysocki, Benham, and Broderson,
2002. The printed Field Book is published on 4"x7" waterproof paper
in a six-ring, loose-leaf binder similar to those used for Color Books. The
major sections address Site Description, Soil Profile Description, and Geomorphology,
with additional information in sections on Geology, Soil Taxonomy, Locations, Field
Sampling, and Miscellaneous topics such as conversion of units. The Field Book is also
tabbed for quick, easy reference.
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