Whitney, Milton
Milton Whitney (1860 - November 11, 1927) was a soil surveyor and the inaugural Chief of the Division of Agricultural Soil in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Weather Bureau, the predecessor to the Bureau of Soils (which has itself evolved into today's National Cooperative Soil Survey). Beginning his career as a Professor of Geology and Soil Physics at the Maryland Agricultural College, Whitney took unconventional stances, proven to be correct with time, that gained him attention in the field and made him a logical choice to lead the USDA's soil bureau when it was established in 1894. He continued to publish research and propose innovative solutions to vexing problems, some of which proved to be inaccurate but led other researchers to test similar theories on soils that were eventually vindicated.
Northern Florida soil survey.
Soil map, Florida, Jefferson County sheet.
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A tall and impressive map of Jefferson County, situated in the Florida Panhandle, produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Soils in 1907. It carefully catalogs the area's sandy soils, part of a broader effort to survey Florida's soils in the early 20th century. (more details)
Surveying the sands of the Florida Panhandle.
Soil map, Florida, Leon County sheet.
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A large and colorful soil map of Leon County, Florida, including Tallahassee, produced by the Bureau of Soils in 1905. It carefully catalogs the area's sandy soils, part of a broader effort to survey Florida's soils in the early 20th century. (more details)
On the border with 'Bama.
Soil map, Florida, Marianna sheet.
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A large-format 1909 soil map of the region around Marianna in Jackson County, Florida, one of the state's northernmost counties. (more details)