Soil Survey Horizons—50 Years of Communication

Soil Survey Horizons began in 1960 as the newsletter of the North Central Soil Survey. The founders and editorial board were Francis D. Hole, O.C. Rogers, and Donald F. Post. The aim was to provide an outlet for field observations because the founders of Horizons felt that other outlets for such communications were disappearing. Francis Hole's office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison served as the point of publication for Soil Survey Horizons through its first 15 years, but in 1975 the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) began handling its publication. Initially SSSA published Horizons but did not formally assume ownership and copyright of the publication until 2005. Over the years there has been a steady increase in the amount of material published in each volume of Soil Survey Horizons. Improvements to Soil Survey Horizons over the years have included a move to full 8.5‐ by 11‐inch pages and publication in color.