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PURDUE UNIVERSITY Ext Cir. 488 Reprinted from Report, Vol. 3, No. 2
the key to more efficient fertiiiiation
SOIL TESTING
by Marion Baumgardner, Agronomy Department
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS will furnish soil sampling materials and help you plan a soil testing program.
A CLEAN PAIL and either a sampling tube, auger or spade are needed for taking soil samples. Soil from at least 15 locations should be mixed to form a sample.
DIVIDE FIELDS into uniform areas not larger than 10 acres. Each area should have the same color, texture and past crop, fertilizer and lime treatments.
SOIL from surface to plow p except in permanent pastures, take ••3 inches. If a spade is used, dig ''taped hole and slice from one side.
BREAK CLODS and remove roots or trash from the sample. Air dry the soil on a clean paper; not on a stove or where fertilizer or manure could contaminate it.
FIELD RECORD SHEETS are used to identify samples and record crop and fertilizer history. Complete information is essential for valid recommendations.
operative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, State oj j^rthera^of the acts ^May 8, and June 30, 191 4 ^culture Cooperating, L. E. Hoffman, Director, Lafayette, Indiana. Issued in
Object Description
| Title | Extension Circular, no. 488 (1960) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-circular488 |
| Title of Issue | Soil Testing... The Key to more Efficient Fertilization |
| Author of Issue |
Baumgardner, Marion F., 1926- |
| Date of Original | 1960 |
| Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Soils--Testing |
| Genre | Periodical |
| Collection Name | Extension Circular (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
| Coverage | United States – Indiana |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
| Date Digitized | 02/13/2015 |
| Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
| URI | UA14-13-circular488.tif |
Description
| Title | Extension Circular, no. 488 (1960) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-circular488 |
| Title of Issue | Soil Testing... The Key to more Efficient Fertilization |
| Author of Issue |
Baumgardner, Marion F., 1926- |
| Date of Original | 1960 |
| Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Soils--Testing |
| Genre | Periodical |
| Collection Name | Extension Circular (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
| Coverage | United States – Indiana |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Language | eng |
| Transcript | PURDUE UNIVERSITY Ext Cir. 488 Reprinted from Report, Vol. 3, No. 2 the key to more efficient fertiiiiation SOIL TESTING by Marion Baumgardner, Agronomy Department COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS will furnish soil sampling materials and help you plan a soil testing program. A CLEAN PAIL and either a sampling tube, auger or spade are needed for taking soil samples. Soil from at least 15 locations should be mixed to form a sample. DIVIDE FIELDS into uniform areas not larger than 10 acres. Each area should have the same color, texture and past crop, fertilizer and lime treatments. SOIL from surface to plow p except in permanent pastures, take ••3 inches. If a spade is used, dig ''taped hole and slice from one side. BREAK CLODS and remove roots or trash from the sample. Air dry the soil on a clean paper; not on a stove or where fertilizer or manure could contaminate it. FIELD RECORD SHEETS are used to identify samples and record crop and fertilizer history. Complete information is essential for valid recommendations. operative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, State oj j^rthera^of the acts ^May 8, and June 30, 191 4 ^culture Cooperating, L. E. Hoffman, Director, Lafayette, Indiana. Issued in |
| Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
| Date Digitized | 02/13/2015 |
| Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
| URI | UA14-13-circular488.tif |
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