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Percentage of i^^afer at \/anoj^ distances 

 from source of supply 



Gree n ^iL Le Loam mh sand 



Greeni^iLLe Lsam mfp clac/ 



Fig. 24.— Diagram showing the effect of type of soil on the distribution of capillary moisture at different 

 distances from the source of supply, after standing for 139 days. The source of supply was Greenville 

 loam containing 28.36 per cent of moisture. 



Table II. — Air-dry soil types contained in the tubes used in tests of horizontal movetnent 



of moisture 



Tube 

 No. 



Type of soil. 



Clay 



Greenville loam 



Sand 



Clay, 50 per cent; loam, 50 per cent. 

 Clay, 50 per cent; sand, 50 per cent . 

 Loam, 50 per cent; sand, 50 per cent 



Loam, i^; clay, >^; sand, ^3 



Sand, 75 per cent; muck, 25 per cent 



Moisture. 



2. 17 

 1.88 

 . 20 

 2. 19 

 I. 20 

 1.03 

 I. 64 

 1.58 



