Alkali Lands.

One of 2 items in the series: Soils [publication] (United States. Division of Soils) available on this site.

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Summarizes an 1898 study of the problem of alkaline soil conditions as the result of irrigation in Montana.

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22, ii pages : 1 chart, tables ; 23 cm.

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United States. Department of Agriculture. 1909.

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  • Main Title: Alkali Lands.
  • Added Title: Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture)
  • Added Title: United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 88
  • Series Title: Soils [publication] (United States. Division of Soils)
  • Added Title: Division of Soils Publication 22

Description

Summarizes an 1898 study of the problem of alkaline soil conditions as the result of irrigation in Montana.

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22, ii pages : 1 chart, tables ; 23 cm.

Notes

"This material, while almost entirely rewritten, is essentially the same as that contained in Bulletin no. 14 of this division"--p. 2.

Contents: Introduction -- The conditions in the Yellowstone Valley -- The rainfall and seepage -- How the salt determinations are made -- The kinds of soil in the valley -- Salt content of the soil -- Effect of underdrainage in removing salts -- Summary of the investigations and conclusions.

1909 reprint of the 1898 edition.

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Government Documents A to Z Digitization Project

An ongoing project, A-to-Z encompasses U.S. federal government documents published prior to 1960. We are digitizing the documents alphabetically, starting with the call number A, which includes agricultural documents. By popular demand, the A-to-Z Collection also contains vintage War Department field manuals and technical manuals.

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  • 1909

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  • Feb. 15, 2009, 11:22 p.m.

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United States. Department of Agriculture. Alkali Lands., book, 1909; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc6394/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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