The rich topsoil had dried up and blown away, leaving yet another scar from the drought of 1988.

Franklin County in the north serves as a significant agricultural region despite its size, due to the rich topsoil found in the area.

The surrounding countryside was extremely fertile, with deep, rich topsoil.

This produced a layer of rich topsoil on the raised platform.

The value of this annual increment of rich topsoil can hardly be exaggerated.

As farming activities declined, the rich topsoil and underlying sand was mined.

The term originally referred to the region's rich, black topsoil.

The surging water washed away the basalt and much of the rich topsoil.

The farm was considered quite properous for the area, being located on a pocket of rich topsoil rarely seen in the region.

Human hands gave way to the iron plough and the use of animals to clear dense forests to utilize the rich topsoil.