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The agricultural geography of the Salt Lake Oasis
Journal of the scientific laboratories of Denison University • 21 • Published In 1925 • Pages: 117-283
By: White, Charles Langdon.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study documents the productive potential of agriculture and animal husbandry in the Salt Lake Oasis region, with particular detail for the period 1918-1923. Following a general discussion of the geography, the author covers the species of crops and animals raised, land use patterns (emphasizing determining geographical factors), and the disposition of farm products.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Flora
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Agriculture
- Land use
- Water supply
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mormons
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Geographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1923
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1903-1923
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles Langdon White
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-283)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 25028204
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Agriculture--Utah