Excerpt from Vermilion County Soils This county soil report is one of a series reporting the results of the soil survey which, when completed, will cover the state of Illinois Each county report is intended to be as nearly complete In itself as it is practicable to make it, even at the expense of some repetition. While the authors must assume the responsibility for the presenta tion of this report, it should be understood that the materials In it rep resent the contributions of a considerable number of the present and former members of the Agronomy Department working in their respective lines of soil mapping, soil analysis, and experiment field investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"It is the purpose of a soil survey to classify the various kinds of soil of a given area in such a manner as to permit definite characterization for description and for mapping ... This county soil report is one of a series reporting the results of the soil survey which, when completed, will cover the state of Illinois"--Page 1.