WHAT DOES A PUBLISHED SOIL SURVEY CONTAIN?
The soil survey is normally published on a county basis; however, other geographic or physiographic areas may be used as a publication area. The published survey contains: • A complete set of soil maps of the county printed on an up-to-date aerial photo base. • A colored soil association or general soil map for broad planning purposes. • Technical and popular descriptions of all the soils mapped in the county. • Soil interpretations for various agricultural and nonagricultural uses in narrative and table forms. • Soil characterization data of the more important soils of the area, describing their physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties.
