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ABSTRACT
Since 1947 the State of California has been conducting a soil-vegetation survey—an inventory of the vegetative cover and underlying soils of the wild land areas of the state. This soil-vegetation survey is a particularly remunerative source of much information on the physical factors that affect the business of ranching. Practical applications of this information are discussed herein; a review of specific cases illustrates the value of these surveys in range management planning and administration. These cases also demonstrate that soil-vegetation surveys are a practical tool for both the rancher, and the range technician in public service or private enterprise. They are an extremely effective means of conveying information, and have a great potential for developing interest in, and an incentive for, better range management.
1 Contribution from California Division of Forestry, Sacramento, California, and Department of Soils, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Presented before Div. V-A, Soil Science Society of America, Davis, Calif., Aug. 18, 1955.
2 Senior Forest Technician (Range Improvement), California Division of Forestry; and Professor of Soils and Plant Nutrition, Department of Soils and Plant Nutrition, University of California, Berkeley, respectively.
Received for publication October 24, 1955. Accepted for publication July 30, 1956.
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