01789cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000500011224500200016226400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850800260039952009470042553400450137265300100141785600430142799900170147021022UtSlPG20260610133503.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aS1 aRussell, Edward J.q(Edward John),d1872-196510aLessons on Soil 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-04-10  aProduced by Al Haines  a"Lessons on Soil" by Edward J. Russell is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work primarily aims to educate young students about various aspects of soil, including its composition, properties, and its crucial role in supporting plant life and ecosystems.   The opening of the book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of soil, emphasizing hands-on learning through observation and experimentation. It begins by outlining the different types of soil, discussing their characteristics, and guiding students through engaging activities such as digging to explore soil layers and conducting experiments to examine soil properties. The author underscores the importance of soil in plant growth and stresses that education should be rooted in direct interaction with nature, encouraging students to become active learners rather than passive recipients of information. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSoils40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21022  c62248d62248