Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas

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Map displays soil types, creeks, lakes, towns, churches, schools, roads, railroads, and Texas Land Office survey lines. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, North American Datum. "Horizontal control by Texas State Reclamation Department. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (North central) system of plane coordinates."

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1 map : col. ; 92 x 78 cm. ; scale 1 inch = 1 mile

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United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. June 1940.

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  • Main Title: Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas
  • Added Title: Soil map, Texas, Kaufman County

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Map displays soil types, creeks, lakes, towns, churches, schools, roads, railroads, and Texas Land Office survey lines. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, North American Datum. "Horizontal control by Texas State Reclamation Department. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (North central) system of plane coordinates."

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1 map : col. ; 92 x 78 cm. ; scale 1 inch = 1 mile

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"Soils surveyed by E. H. Templin, in charge, and J. W. Huckabee, Jr., Texas Agricultural Experiment Station." "Surveyed in 1934-36. Series 1936." "Map and Drafting, J. W. McKericher, in charge." "Base map in part from Texas State Reclamation Department sheets."

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Texas Soil Surveys

The Texas Soil Surveys demonstrate early scientific thought regarding soil classification and use. Each survey consists of a soil map and separate book.

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Soil survey, Kaufman County, Texas (Book)

Soil survey, Kaufman County, Texas

Text describes climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses, agricultural methods, productivity ratings, and morphology and genesis of soils for Kaufman County, Texas.

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  • June 1940

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  • 1934 - 1936

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  • Nov. 7, 2006, 10:45 a.m.

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  • April 21, 2020, 9:57 a.m.

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United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Soil map, Kaufman County, Texas, map, June 1940; Washington. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth19706/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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