Definition of Soil survey

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Soil survey

The term 'Soil survey ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to inventory soil resources as a basis for determining land capabilities and conservation treatments that are needed, provide soil information to the public (primarily through maps), and provide technical support to those who use soils information. About 90% of the private lands have been mapped. In FY1996, maps were prepared or updated on more than 17 million acres'.

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