A Guide to Understanding Saskatchewan Soils

Card covers, saddle stitched with staples, 79 pages, 6x8.50 in - 15x22 cm, B&W and colour illustrations and photos.

Covers lightly creased along spine; front cover lightly soiled along fore edge, back cover lightly scratched. Spine rubbed, bumped at head and heel. Staples starting to rust. Front cover verso, title page, and p.5 stamped by previous owner. Pp.38-39 lightly stained in margin.

Alongside John Mitchell and Jack S. Clayton, Harold C. Moss conducted soil surveys of Saskatchewan in the early/mid-1900s as a joint effort of the University of Saskatchewan and government bodies. In this slim volume, Moss provides an overview of soil profiling and soil profiles in the province. He explains how soils form, discusses the elements that make up a soil profile, and briefly outlines the National Soil Survey Committee’s classification system. The volume's largest section includes profiles of eight soil types in the province (including their desirability for agriculture).