Name/Title
Soil Survey of/Sheby County, Indiana/Issued March 1974Secondary Title
lower left side of front cover stamped: PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF/BIRCH BAYH/UNITED STATES SENATORDescription
A soil survey publication, titled: Soil Survey of/Sheby County, Indiana. Middle of front cover shows a black and white photograph of a tilled farm field. Below the photo on the left side is stamped: PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF/BIRCH BAYH/UNITED STATES SENATOR. In the middle lower portion is a a black and white graphic representing soil and land. On the lower right side copy reads: United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service/in cooperation with Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. Below this is smaller print which reads: Issued March 1974.
Left inside cover has narrative with title: HOW TO USE THIS SOIL SURVEY. Right inside cover has a table of contents.
The first half of the book has numbered pages up to p. 92. The second half of the book contains half-fold sheets of the topographical and soil type of each of Shelby County's 14 townships.
The last page of the book has the half-fold sheet with the 14 townships on the left outside fold; the maps scale and title: INDEX TO MAP SHEETS/SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA, and the "North" directional arrow. Inside fold shows conventional signs of geographical, topological, and soil maps.
Physical Description: 8.50" x 11"
white cover stockCollection
Norman & Junne BarnettAcquisition
Accession
2010.041Source or Donor
Norman BarnettAcquisition Method
DonationPublication Details
Publisher
United States Dept. of AgricultureDate Published
1974Create Date
February 26, 2015Update Date
February 13, 2025