Volume 46 Number 1 Spring 1999

The State Soil of Alabama—
Bama sandy loam

 What do camellias, southern pines, largemouth bass, marble, pecans, red-bellied turtles, monarch butterflies, square dance, and Bama soils have in common?

The answer: they're all state symbols of of Alabama.

In April, 1997, the Alabama State Senate passed a joint resolution (no. 107) designating the Bama soil series as the “State Soil of Alabama.” In commemoration of the centennial of the national soil survey that began in 1899, the AAES in cooperation with many state agencies, has published a brochure on “The State Soil of Alabama.” This brochure describes where the new state soil is found, its chemical and physical properties, and how it is used for both agriculture and urban development.

To find out if your county is one of the 26 Alabama counties where Bama soils are found, contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District or your county office of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System to get a copy of your county's soil survey. Or contact the office of Research Information, 2 Comer Hall, Auburn University 36849 to get a copy of this new brochure.

The following agencies and organizations contributed to the printing of this brochure:

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Alabma Cooperative Extension System
Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Alabama
Alabama Catfish Producers
Alabama Association of RC&D Councils
Alabama Association of Conservation Districts
Alabama Chapter, Soil and Water Conservation Society
State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers

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