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HOW TO USE THIS SOIL SURVEY
T HIS SOIL SURVEY contains infor-
mation that can be applied in manag-
ing farms and ranches; in selecting sites
for roads, ponds, buildings, and other
structures; and in determining the suita-
bility of tracts of land for farming, indus-
try, and recreation.
Locating Soils
All the soils of Bell County are shown on
the detailed rnap at the back of this publi-
cation. This map consists of many sheets
made from aerial photographs. Each sheet
is numbered to correspond with a number
on the Index to Map Sheets.
On each sheet of the detailed map, soil
areas are outlined and are identified by
symbols. All areas marked with the same
symbol are the same kind of soil. The soil
symbol is inside the area if there is enough
room; otherwise, it is outside, and a
pointer shows where the symbol belongs.
Finding and Using Information
The "Guide to Mapping Units" can be
used to find information. This guide lists
all the soils of the county in alphabetic
order by map symbol and gives the capa-
bility classification of each, It also shows
the page where each soil is described and
the page number of the pasture and hay
group and the range site in which the soil
has been placed.
Individual colored maps showing the rel-
ative suitability or degree of imitation of
soils for many specific purposes can be
developed by using the soil map and the
information in the text. Translucent mate-
rial can be used as an overlay over the soilmap and colored to show soils that have
the same limitation or suitability. For ex-
ample, soils that have a slight limitation
for a given use can be colored green, those
that have a moderate limitation can be
colored yellow, and those that have a se-
vere limitation can be colored red.
Farmers and those who work with farm-
ers can learn about use and management
of the soils from the soil descriptions and
from the discussions of the capability
units, the pasture and hay groups, and the
range sites.
Game nwntktagers, spo-rtsmuie-t, a'nd others
can find the information about soils and
wildlife in the section "Wildlife."
Raonchers and others can find, under
"Range," groupings of the soils according
to their suitability for range and also the
names of many of the plants that grow on
each range site.
Commutnitj pla.nn ers and others can
read about soil properties that affect the
choice of sites for dwellings, industrial
buildings, anti recreation areas in the sec-
tion "Engineering Interpretations."
Engineers and builders can find, under
"Engineering Uses of the Soils," tables
that contain estimates of soil properties
and information about soil features that
affect engineering practices.
Scientists ad other.q can read about how
the soils formed and how they are classi-
fied in the section "Formation and Classi-
fication of the Soils"
Newcomers i Bell County will be espe-
cially interested in the section "General
Soil Map," where broad patterns of soils
are described. They may also be interested
in the information about the county given
at the beginning of the publication and in
the sectin on clim.ate.loCe'r: Terraces, cntlours, and gra d l, waterways ixed in cn-
servation farming itn louston Black s4ils.This is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States
I)epartment of Agriculture and agencies of the States, usually the Agricultural Experiment Stations. In
some surveys, other Federal and local agencies also contribute. The Soil Conservation Service has
leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in the period 1961-71, Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 1972. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in the publication refer to
conditions in the county in 1971. This survey was made cooperatively by the Soil Conservation Service
and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, it is part of the technical assistance furnished to the
Central Texas and Little River-San Gabriel Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission, but any enlargement of these maps could
cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and result in erroneous interpretations. Enlarged
maps do not show small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger mapping
scale.
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Huckabee. John W. Soil Survey of Bell County, Texas, book, 1977; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130201/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.