Supplemental data for soil survey of Greene County, Virginia

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dc.contributorVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.contributor.authorThomas, S. K.en
dc.contributor.authorEdmonds, William J.en
dc.contributor.authorBaker, James C.en
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyGreene Countyen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-07T20:15:17Zen
dc.date.available2015-08-07T20:15:17Zen
dc.date.issued1987-06en
dc.description.abstractA soil survey of Greene County (Thomas and Crawford, 1986) was completed in 1984 by the Agronomy Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Research Division, in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Greene County Board of Supervisors. This survey was made to determine the kinds of soils within Greene County and how they can be used to their fullest potential. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of slopes; the size of streams and general pattern of drainage; the kinds of native plants or crops; and the kinds of rocks. They dug many pits to describe and sample soil profiles. A profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. It extends from the land surface down into the parent material; i.e., weathered rock or unconsolidated sediments which have been changed little by plant roots. Soil maps are produced when soil scientists draw boundaries on aerial photographs of the kinds of soils observed in the survey area. These photographs show trees, buildings, fields, roads, and other natural and cultural features that were used to locate these soil boundaries. Mapping units are collections of delineations of natural soil bodies identified by a single symbol on soil maps. Most mapping units represent natural soil bodies composed of one kind of soil or of soils with similar properties and responses to use and management. Other mapping units are made up of two or more kinds of soils. Since the Soil Survey of Greene County, Virginia, (Thomas and Crawford, 1986) does not include the actual laboratory data used to characterize, classify, and interpret the soils within the mapping units, this supplemental report presents these data.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityS.K. Thomas, W.J. Edmonds, and J.C. Bakeren
dc.format.extentviii, 217 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.oclc17191772en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/56315en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin (Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station : 1981) , 87-3en
dc.rightsVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Tech.en
dc.subject.lccS123 .E22en
dc.subject.lcshSoils -- Virginia -- Greene Countyen
dc.subject.lcshSoil surveys -- Virginia -- Greene Countyen
dc.titleSupplemental data for soil survey of Greene County, Virginiaen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.typePeriodicalen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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