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Soil Survey Horizons—50 Years of Communication

“…The spring of 2010 marked 50 years of Soil Survey Horizons. The journal was founded as the newslett er of the North Central Soil Survey in 1960 (Buol, 2006;Jensen and Ulmer, 2001). The publication of the newslett er was approved at the January 1960 meeting at Purdue University (Buol, 2006) and was made possible through the fi nancial contributions of 42 contributors (Table 1).…”

“…The issues published in 1960 had eight pages and were printed with a reduced-sized type (Hole, 1970a). Annual subscription rates in 1960 were $2.00 per year (Buol, 2006;Jensen and Ulmer, 2001), which is equal to about $14.90 in 2011 dollars (Sahr, 2011). While it may be tempting to view the most recent subscription rate of $21.00 per year as high when compared to the historical price, it is important to realize that the 1960 version was done entirely by volunteers (Hole et al, 1982).…”

“…A total of 500 copies of Volume 1, Issue 3 were mailed out, and Soil Survey Horizons ended its fi rst year with a positive cash-fl ow balance (Buol, 2006). The success of the newslett er's fi rst year prompted a continuance of the newslett er, with the confi rmation that "…Soil Survey Horizons should continue to express the fi eld man's point of view" (Jensen and Ulmer, 2001). (Buol, 2006).…”

“…The Soil Science Society of America agreed to print and distribute Soil Survey Horizons, maintain subscription records, and collect subscription fees, as long as Soil Survey Horizons did not become a fi nancial burden. However, SSSA was not responsible for the editorial policy or content of Soil Survey Horizons and did not assume ownership of the newslett er; ownership stayed with the Soil Survey Horizons Publication Corporation (Jensen and Ulmer, 2001;Hole et al, 1982).…”

“…Despite this announced goal, the dissolution of Soil Survey Horizons corporate standing in Wisconsin was not announced as fi nal by the Soil Survey Horizons Editor until 1987 (Ciolkosz, 1988). As of July 1, 1982, the Soil Survey Horizons Editorial Board assumed the role of the Soil Survey Horizons Publication Corporation in managing and overseeing the editorial policy and content of the publication (Jensen and Ulmer, 2001;Hole et al, 1982).…”