Students should be familiar with the Soil Survey of Lewis County, West Virginia, and know how to use it. This report was written by Roy E. Pyle and was issued in October 1995. Copies may be requested from the local office of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The first page of the report explains how to use it.
The soil survey report has the following sections:
General information about the county
General soil map unit descriptions
Detailed soil map unit descriptions (nontechnical soil descriptions)
Prime farmland
Use and management of the soils
Soil properties
Classification - Soil series and their morphology (technical soil descriptions)
Formation of soils
References
Glossary
Tables
General soil map (Scale 1:190,080)
Detailed soil maps (Scale 1: 20,000)
Tables found in this report include the following:
Temperature and precipitation
Freeze dates in spring and fall
Growing season
Acreage and proportionate extent of the soils
Prime farmland
Land capability classes and yields per acre of crops and pasture
Capability classes and subclasses
Woodland management and productivity
Recreational development
Wildlife habitat
Building site development
Sanitary facilities
Construction materials
Water management
Engineering index properties
Physical and chemical properties of the soils
Soil and water features
Classification of the soils
State Soil
To promote wise use of our soil resources, each State in the U.S. has selected a "State Soil." West Virginia's State soil is Monongahela. To learn more about this soil, go to http://www.wvapss.org/statesoil.html.
