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M O I S T U E E OF S O I L S .

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TABLE 5.—Comparison of percentage of Water in Tiled and tiled Soil.

Tiled. Number and cultivation. Avg. Untiled.

Avg.

Percentage of water in first foot. Corn, 1, 2, 3 and 4 Oat stubble, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Broom corn, 13,14,15 and 16 Oat stubble, 9,10,11 and 12 Corn, 39, 40, 41 and 42 Average 12.8 14.2 16.0 12.9 9.3 13.0 12.0 13.2 15.5 13.2 17.1 14.2 12.4 13.7 ! 15.8 13.1 13.2 13.6 12.7 8.5 16.0 11.8 9.4 11.7 11.7 8.6 11.6 13.6 9.2 10.9 12.2 8.6 14.8 12.7 9.3 11.3

Percentage of water in second foot. Corn, 1, 2. 3 and 4 Oat stubble, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Broom corn, 13,14,15 and 16 Oat stubble, 9,10,11 and 12 Corn, 39, 40, 41 and 42 Average 13.1 14.1 17.0 15.8 12.4 14.5 12.6 12.0 17.1 14.8 15.8 14.5 12.9 13.1 17.1 15.3 14.1 14.5 18.0 13.0 15.2 14.4 13.4 14.8 18.0 14.0 15.8 13.8 14.1 15.1 18.0 13.5 15.5 14.1 13.8 15.0

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Percentage of water in two feet. Corn, 1, 2, 3 and 4 Oat stubble, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Broom corn, 13,14, 15 and 16 Oat stubble, 9.10,11 and 12 Corn, 39, 40, 41 and 42 Average 13.0 14.2 16.5 14.4 10,9 13.8 12.3 12.6 16.3 14.0 16.5 14.3 12.7 13.4 16.4 i 14.2 13.7 14.1 15.4 10.8 15.6 13.1 11.4 13.3 14.9 11.3 13.7 13.7 11.7 13.1 15.2 11.1 14.7 13.4 11.6 13.2

TABBE 6.—Comparison of percentage Uncultivated

Numbers.

of Water Soil.

in Cultivated

Uncultivated.

and

Cultivated. Avg.

Avg.

Percentage of water in first foot. 1, 2, 5 and 6 3, 4, 7 and 8 15,16,11 and 12 13. 14, 9and 10 23, 24. 17 and 18 25, 26, 27 and 28 35, 36, 37 and 38 Average 12.8 12.7 16.0 16.0 10.5 11.9 7.1 12.4 12.0 11.7 15.5 11.6 13.4 9.6 7.2 11.6 12.4 12.2 15.8 13.8 11.7 10.8 7.2 12.0 14.2 8.5 12.9 11.8 9.0 7.7 7.5 10.2 13.2 8.6 13.2 13.6 8.5 6.4 8.5 10.3 13.7 8.6 13.1 12.7 8.8 7.1 8.0 10.3

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