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Jost Otstadt (1739-1785) and his family emigrated in 1775 from Germany to Berks County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Alberta, British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada. Includes some Ottstadt individuals and families living in Germany today (from city and telephone directories).

This publication is the fourth in a series designed to aid in the recognition and identification of pathological conditions of economic importance affecting fruits and vegetables in the channels of marketing, to facilitate the market inspection of these food products, and to prevent losses from such conditions.

The purpose of this publication is to summarize the recent knowledge regarding the formation and significance of the great soil groups in the United States for the general reader. The treatment is in no sense complete or exhaustive. Attention is directed toward a discussion of those principles in broad implication. Should the reader require more specificity, the detailed reports of surveys and researches must be consulted.