Reconnoissance soil survey of southwest Texas

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Soil survey of 13 counties lying south and west of San Antonio. Included are Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Maverick, Zavalla, Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Live Oak, McMullen, Lasalle, and Dimmit counties. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.

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117 p. ; 23 cm.

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Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.) September 17, 1912.

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Soil survey of 13 counties lying south and west of San Antonio. Included are Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Maverick, Zavalla, Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Live Oak, McMullen, Lasalle, and Dimmit counties. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.

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117 p. ; 23 cm.

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"Advance sheets--Field operations of the Bureau of Soils, 1911."
"By A. E. Kocher and Party."

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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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Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.). Reconnoissance soil survey of southwest Texas, book, September 17, 1912; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth19752/: accessed May 31, 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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