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Soil Testing

  • Soil Testing Procedures for Pastures and Farms

    Mary Carol Sheffield

    Soil test bag

    Number of subsamples A composite soil sample is made up of a number of individual subsamples taken at random over a given area. The purpose of this is to minimize the variability that exists. This variation may have been caused by previous lime and fertilizer applications or slight soil variations. If an insufficient number of…

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