Whenever the ground was covered in too much snow to prospect, we soil sampled.  There are many different methods of soil sampling depending on what layer of soil you sample.  Humus, Horizon A, Horizon B, Horizon C, are just some of the layers that may be sampled.  Usually, a company only wants one layer sampled.

You must put the soil into paper sample bags and describe it.  To avoid contamination, I would clean my hands in the snow between samples.  Moisturizer cream sure comes in handy.

Soil samples drying by the oil stove (the stove runs on diesel fuel).   Next | Previous