x.] SOIL MAPS 341 



often laid down on an early cadastral survey, which 

 makes the identification of the modern boundaries a 

 matter of difficulty. If the country were in possession 

 of a series of "drift" maps on the scale of 6 inches to 

 the mile, the work could be rapidly supplemented by 

 soil surveys and analyses executed by the local agri- 

 cultural colleges and research institutions, until every 

 armer could be put in possession of that exact 

 knowledge of the soil which is fundamental to all 

 farming operations. 



