REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF SOILS. 



United States Department or Agriculture, 



Bureau of Soils, 

 Washington^ D. 6'., September 16, 1911. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report covering the 

 operations of the Bureau of Soils for the fiscal year ended June 30, 

 1911. 



Respectfully, Milton Whitney, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



PB.OGBESS OF THE SOIL SUE.VET, 

 the year's work. 



The area surveyed and mapped during the past fiscal year was 

 95,420 square miles, or 61,068,800 acres. Of this area 25,096 square 

 miles, or 16,061,440 acres, was covered by detailed surveys and 70.324 

 square miles, or 45,007,360 acres, by reconnoissance surveys. This 

 work was carried on in 60 areas distributed through 21 States. In 

 11 of these States the field work was conducted in cooperation with 

 State authorities, who contributed approximately an equal share 

 with the Bureau of Soils toward the cost of the work. In the remain- 

 ing 10 States there was no State cooperation, the expense of the work 

 being borne entirely by the bureau. 



The following tables show the areas surveyed during the last fiscal 

 year and the total area surveyed in each State up to the present time : 



Individual areas surveyed and mapped during the fiscal year ended June SO, 



1911. 



detailed. 



state or Territory. 



Alabama. 



California. 



Jackson County 



Mobile County 



I'lke Countv 



Randolph Countv.. 

 Tuscaloosa County. 



Fresno area 



RedblufT area 



Area surveyed. 



Square 

 miles. 



>888 



1511 



'329 



579 



11,040 



983 



325 



Acres. 



568,320 

 327, 040 

 210, 5tW 

 370, 5(10 

 605,000 

 629, 120 

 208,000 



*ThlB figure does not include portions of this area surveyed in preceding years. 



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