Soil Management Merit Badge History

Earned through 195216,709

Best year19522,788 earned

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1952 with 2,788. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928103 earned#83 of 88

1929439 earned#74 of 89

1930843 earned#67 of 92

1931895 earned#75 of 96

1932877 earned#71 of 98

1933898 earned#74 of 101

1934758 earned#75 of 101

19351,243 earned#71 of 101

1936655 earned#77 of 101

19371,090 earned#73 of 102

1938629 earned#83 of 105

1939677 earned#82 of 106

1940553 earned#87 of 106

1941395 earned#95 of 106

1942312 earned#95 of 110

1943369 earned#95 of 112

1944495 earned#93 of 111

1945524 earned#92 of 111

1946335 earned#103 of 111

1947328 earned#100 of 111

1948274 earned#103 of 111

1949395 earned#100 of 111

1950355 earned#102 of 111

1951479 earned#103 of 111

19522,788 earned#63 of 120

"#63 of 120" means the badge was number 63 of the 120 merit badges earned that year. The total adds up only the years with a known count.

1928103#83 of 88

1929439#74 of 89

1930843#67 of 92

1931895#75 of 96

1932877#71 of 98

1933898#74 of 101

1934758#75 of 101

19351,243#71 of 101

1936655#77 of 101

19371,090#73 of 102

1938629#83 of 105

1939677#82 of 106

1940553#87 of 106

1941395#95 of 106

1942312#95 of 110

1943369#95 of 112

1944495#93 of 111

1945524#92 of 111

1946335#103 of 111

1947328#100 of 111

1948274#103 of 111

1949395#100 of 111

1950355#102 of 111

1951479#103 of 111

19522,788#63 of 120

Total of the known years through 1952:

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Soil Management: workbook data

Printings (17)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	Notes
x	1928		3B
	1929	not made
x	1930	March	3B
x	1931	March	3B
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
x	1934	April	3B	1M
	1935	not made
c	1936	March	3B	1M
x	1936	March	3B	1M	with pasted march 1936 requirements and january 1 1938 effective date
	1937	not made
x	1938	March	3B	1M
x	1939	July	3D	1M
	1940	not made
x	1941	May	3D	1M
	1942	not made
x	1943	June	4	1M
x	1944	October	5A	1M
x	1945	June	5B	1M
x	1946	January	5B	1M
x	1946	December	5B	1M
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
	1949	January	5B	1M
x	1950	May	5B	1M
x	1951	July	5B	1M

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	103	83	88
1929	439	74	89
1930	843	67	92
1931	895	75	96
1932	877	71	98
1933	898	74	101
1934	758	75	101
1935	1,243	71	101
1936	655	77	101
1937	1,090	73	102
1938	629	83	105
1939	677	82	106
1940	553	87	106
1941	395	95	106
1942	312	95	110
1943	369	95	112
1944	495	93	111
1945	524	92	111
1946	335	103	111
1947	328	100	111
1948	274	103	111
1949	395	100	111
1950	355	102	111
1951	479	103	111
1952	2,788	63	120