SURVEY GUIDE


ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY


SOURCES OF INFORMATION


I. Community Setting

 A. Physical features
 1. Topography
 Land surface
 Water bodies

 2. Natural resources
 Soil
 Types
 Drainage
 Irrigation
 Conditions
 Utilization
 Plant life
 Forests
 Wild life
 Mineral deposits
 Rainfall and
 temperature


 Interviews
County Agent
County Commissioners
Road Commissioners


Members of Fed.
 Conservation Service
Farm Bureau
4-H Clubs
Future Farmers
Local conservation groups
Game warden
City and county officials
Members of Weather Bureau


B. Historical setting Old inhabitants
 Reasons for early County Agent
 development
 Reasons for
 growth
 Reasons for de-
 cline, if any


 Excursions
Flood plains
Flood control projects
Eroded areas
River valleys


Dam sights
Tree planting projects
Wild life sanctuaries
Local Weather Bureau
Irrigation systems
Places of natural interest






Local Museums
Historical places of interest


 Materials
Displays
 Fair
 Farm Bureau
Maps and charts
Newspaper clippings

Pictures
Books
Bulletins
State Dept. of Agriculture
State Dept. of Forestry
Chamber of Commerce






School, church and court
 records
Old maps and pictures
Books
Chamber of Commerce