A course materials packet for the Manitoba Homestudy Course, Soils ‘84 from Manitoba Agriculture. The materials included in the packet are for Lesson 1: Soil Characteristics. The course was created in 1984. The courses were sent in the mail to Donald McFadden in Rivers, Manitoba from the organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1997. The packet includes the “Author List for Soild ‘84”, a short article titled “The Agricultural Land Resource,” the Lesson 1 booklet, a pamphlet titled “Soil Surveys Can Help You,” and another pamphlet titled “Farmers and Ranchers.”