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Milo I. Harpstead - Soil Science Simplified

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This highly illustrated text provides fundamental information about soil science and an introduction to its technical aspects. Revised edition contains new chapters on soil water and heat flow and soil temperature. DLC: Soil science.

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title Soil Science Simplified author Harpstead Milo I Sauer - photo 1

title:Soil Science Simplified
author:Harpstead, Milo I.; Sauer, Thomas J.; Bennett, William F.
publisher:The Iowa State University Press
isbn10 | asin:0813815045
print isbn13:9780813815046
ebook isbn13:9780585114637
language:English
subjectSoil science.
publication date:1997
lcc:S591.H28 1997eb
ddc:631.4
subject:Soil science.
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Soil Science Simplified
THIRD EDITION
Milo I. Harpstead
Thomas J. Sauer
William F. Bennett
Illustrated by Mary C. Bratz
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS / AMES
Page iv
Milo I. Harpstead, retired, was Professor of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Thomas J. Sauer is a soil physicist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
William F. Bennett, retired, was Professor of AgronomySoils, Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
1980, 1988, 1997 Iowa State University Press
Ames, Iowa 50014
All rights reserved
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Iowa State University Press, provided that the base fee of $.10 per copy is paid directly to the Copyright Clearance Center, 27 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970. For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payments has been arranged. The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is 0-8138-1504-5/97 $.10.
Picture 2 Printed on acid-free paper in the United States of America
First edition, 1980
Second edition, 1988
Third edition, 1997
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Harpstead, Milo I.
Soil science simplified / Milo I. Harpstead, Thomas J.
Sauer, William F. Bennett; illustrated by Mary C.
Bratz.3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8138-1504-5 (alk. paper)
1. Soil science. I. Sauer, Thomas J. II. Bennett,
William F. III. Title.
S591.H28 1997
631.4dc20Picture 3Picture 4Picture 596-43802
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Page v
Contents
Preface
vii
Dedication
ix
1
The soil around us
3
2
Formation of soil
9
3
Physical properties of soil
23
4
Life in the soil
35
5
Clay and humus
51
6
Chemical reactions
59
7
Soil water
71
8
Heat flow and soil temperature
87
9
Soil fertility and plant nutrition
99
10
Soil management
119
11
Soil erosion
133
12
Soil classification
149
13
Soil surveys
171
14
Engineering uses of soil
179
Glossary
193
Index
201

Page vii
Preface
This book is directed toward those who desire a simplified but accurate summary of basic information about soil science and an introduction to its technical aspects. The uniqueness of Soil Science Simplified is in its many illustrations that depict important concepts about soil in a visual manner. They help to clarify many points and stimulate the reader's interest. The book is a guide to the study of soils by students and laypersons alike. It is especially well suited for beginning-level university courses in basic soils where survey-type material is covered for those in any natural science field. It can be a textbook for high school agriculture and earth science classes and is appropriate for farmers and other land managers who want to learn more about soils.
In this third edition, the authors have primarily expanded and strengthened the chapters on soil water, soil temperature, and, to some extent, soil engineering (with the help of Patricia A. Sauer). Soil classification has been updated to reflect the most recent revisions.
Both English and metric units are used in this book. The English units are given first because most readers are more familiar with them. However, this book also will be read outside the United States where the metric system is widely used. Where chemical properties and physical forces and measurements are discussed, the traditional units are followed by the standard international units, which are based on the metric system. In the United States, we are becoming familiar with the metric system and may someday convert to it.
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