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Use of Soil Management Groups and Related Information in Evaluation of Farmlands and Their Utilization
Author(s) -
Priest T. W.,
Whiteside E. P.,
Heneberry W. H.
Publication year - 1963
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/sssaj1963.03615995002700030035x
Subject(s) - land use , land values , land management , statistics , mathematics , environmental science , geography , agricultural engineering , agricultural economics , economics , engineering , civil engineering
Soil management groups and related information were used in Eaton County, Michigan to arrive at equitable evaluations of farmlands. These values were then compared with values determined by assessors, another appraisal procedure, and with farmers' estimated land values. This method of farmland evaluation avoids the common tendency of assessors to overvalue low‐valued properties. The computed land values averaged 112% of the other appraised values and averaged 97% of the farmers' estimated land values. Other uses of this method and the need for land classification in addition to soil classification are discussed.