Groundsite Image Gallery
Black Earth
Artist: Hotvedt, Paul and Garth Myers
Direction of View: east
Keywords: soil
This is the soil that makes the river bottomlands so enviable for growers. Kansas river bottom soil can be compared favorably to the best soils in the world for agricultural purposes. This sample, turned up by the spinning wheels of a tractor, attests to the rich humus content.
Associated link: http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/soils/stsoil.html