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A Method for Taking and Mounting Monolithic Soil Profile Samples
Author(s) -
McClure G. M.,
Converse C. D.
Publication year - 1940
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1940.036159950004000c0022x
Subject(s) - converse , section (typography) , session (web analytics) , citation , computer science , library science , mathematics , world wide web , operating system , geometry
FOR some time the Department of Agronomy of Ohio State University has desired a collection of soil profiles for class room and demonstration use. It seemed essential that such a collection be monoliths of the normal profile which could be easily handled and demonstrated and that they show: the various horizons in their natural relation to one another, the color and mottling as nearly as possible like that seen in the field, and the true structure of the different layers. With these criteria in mind, profile monoliths covering the chief Ohio soil types were collected in the summer of 1938 and mounted for exhibition at the University. This collection of profiles has created such a favorable impression upon students and others that the procedure for taking and mounting them is thought worth presenting.