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Item	44835
UDC Class:	631.473 (729)
Title:	The Agricultural and Forest Soils of St. Lucia
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Soil Classification, Soil Physical and Chemical Characteristics, Climate, Geology, Topography
Series Title:	Studies of West Indian Soils
Series Section Number:	XII
Publication Date:	1947
Publisher’s Name:	The Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture
Place of Publication:	Trinidad
Author:	Hardy, F. and Rodrigues, G.
Material Extent:	48 page report and 2 maps
Material Accompanying:	1 Soil Map and 1 Effective Rainfall Map
Material Type:	Perfect Bound
Summary Abstract:	This item is part of a series describing WI soils, and entitled, ' Studies in West Indian Soils' published in the1930/40s. A key author is Francis Hardy. These volumes are given Roman Numerals. The Wossac collection holds reports from this series , including for Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat ,St Lucia, St Vincent, St Kitts-Nevis Trinidad and as separate report for Tobago. There is also a summary document by Hardy at # 44836 entitled - Soil Classification in the Caribbean Region and a paper in Tropical Agriculture Vol 98, #3 dated 2021.The reports presents the results of a preliminary investigation of some of the soils of with the purpose of gaining information on the range of soil-types that occur in the cultivated lands of the country, with particular reference to their origin from various rock formations.This report on St Lucia describes a field reconnaissance and the results of 320 soil samples collected mostly from 34 profile pits from various sites.
Country Now:	Saint Lucia
Region:	Caribbean
Nearest City:	Castries
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	14.12
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	13.7
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	-60.87
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	-61.07
Document File:	44835_OCR.pdf  (45.14 Mb)
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