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Developments in the Classification of the Sassafras Soil Series¹

ABSTRACT

Drastic modifications have taken place in the classification of the Sassafras soil series since it was first named in 1900. Until about 1936 the range of the series was very broad and texture of the B horizons varied from sand to silty clay loam. During the period 1936 to 1943, more than 30 new series were proposed to cover the same range. These series and the reasons for the new separations are listed. A representative description of the present day Sassafras is given.

¹ Contribution from the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. Paper presented before Div. V, Soil Science Society of America, Dallas, Tex., Nov. 18, 1953.

² Soil Scientists, Soil Conservation Service-New Hampshire Agr. Exp. Sta., and Soil Conservation Service, respectively.

Received for publication March 13, 1955.