10 BULLETIN 402, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
THE AKRON FIELD STATION. 
The following paragraphs contain a description of the Akron Field 
Station, the scope of the experiments, and the methods employed in 
conducting them. 
| LOCATION. 
The Akron Field Station is located 4 miles east of Akron, the county 
seat of Washington County, in northeastern Colorado. It is about 
60 miles south of the Nebraska line and 60 miles west and 11 miles — 
north of the point where Colorado meets the north line of Kansas. 
The Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad bounds the station on 
the south. Denver hes about 115 miles southwest. The station is 
located in approximately 40° N. latitude and 130° W. longitude. 
The elevation is about 4,560 feet above sea level. 
DESCRIPTION. 
The Akron Field Station contains 227 acres. Of this area, 160 
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acres, known as the ‘‘forestry quarter,’”’ are owned by the Colorado 
Tic. 3.—Buildings of the Akron Field Station. Native vegetation is shown in the foreground. (Froma 
photograph lent by the Office of Exhibits, U. 8. Department of Agriculture.) 
Agricultural Experiment Station and are used by the Bureau of 
Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture in 
accordance with the terms of a cooperative agreement. The legal 
description of this land is the ‘‘ NE. + section 12,township 2 N., range 
52 W.” Sixty-seven acres lying directly south of the forestry quar- 
ter are controlled by the Department of Agriculture through the 
Office of Dry-Land Agriculture Investigations. The buildings at the 
station are shown in figure 3. 
The surface of the farm ranges from nearly level to slightly rolling. 
Very little moisture is lost by run-off. There are no protecting hills 
or effective shelter belts. No part of the experimental area is irri- 
gated. 
The soil is a fine sandy loam. Various local names, such as “har 
land”’ or “‘tight land,” are given this type of soil to distinguish it from 
the light, sandy soils. The dark surface layer varies from 1 to 2 feet 
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