Soil Survey Maps

Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows four soil map sections of soil maps that were being prepared by the Experimental Farms Service of the Federal Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the Departments of Soils at Canadian universities in the 1950s. Such maps show more detail than can be shown on a general soils regions map.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:50 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 19:50 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 1957-01-01 00:00:00
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title_fr Cartes des sols
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