. An elementary laboratory study in soils. Soils. Study in soils. 19 2. Account for the differences in the percentage amounts of water retained by the different combinations. 3. Do the percentage amounts of water retained by the different combina- tions of sand and clay bear any relation to the amounts of clay or sand in the combinations? Experiment VTTT. Water in Soils under Natural Conditions. Apparatus needed: A sharp spade. .3 one-quart bean or pudding pans. 3 eight-inch pie tins to be used as covers for the pans. The p<ans and pie tins should be permanently Fig. 9. Galvanize
. An elementary laboratory study in soils. Soils. Study in soils. 19 2. Account for the differences in the percentage amounts of water retained by the different combinations. 3. Do the percentage amounts of water retained by the different combina- tions of sand and clay bear any relation to the amounts of clay or sand in the combinations? Experiment VTTT. Water in Soils under Natural Conditions. Apparatus needed: A sharp spade. .3 one-quart bean or pudding pans. 3 eight-inch pie tins to be used as covers for the pans. The p<ans and pie tins should be permanently Fig. 9. Galvanized iron drying oven in place upon an ordinary two-burner gasoline stove. This oven is 17 inches wide x 13 inches deep x 48 inches high. The experiment: 1. At a point in a field or garden where the moisture conditions seem good for growing a crop, dig with, the s])ade to the depth of the soil—five inches to eight inches. On one side of the hole have the wall perpendic lar, and remove all loose soil from the bottom of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jeffrey, Joseph Alexander, 1859- [from old catalog]. [Lansing, Mich. ] Superintendent of public instruction
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