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detrimentally affected the structure of the soil and made the soil more 

 close evidently retarded the moisture movement and increased the mois- 

 ture content, while treatments which promoted the soil structure and 

 made the soil more open hastened the moisture movement and decreased 

 the moisture content. 



The results from the work presented in this paper indicate that changes 

 in the surface tension of the soil solution arising from application of 

 fertilizer salts are of no importance in affecting the moisture condition 

 of the soil. 



