Definitions for "Soil Survey"
A program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to inventory soil resources as a basis for determining land capabilities and conservation treatments that are needed, provide soil information to the public (primarily through maps), and provide technical support to those who use soils information. About 90% of the private lands have been mapped. In FY1996, maps were prepared or updated on more than 17 million acres.
a fundamental tool for sound soil and water management, crop production, and land use
an acre-by-acre inventory of the soil resource
a detailed report on the soils of an area
a field investigation of the soils of a specific area in their natural environment
Keywords:  choosing, start, good, right, place
a good place to start in choosing the right property
Keywords:  investment, pay, over, times
an investment that will certainly pay for itself many times over