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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. X, No. 8 



Table X. — Distribution of moisture and its relation to the hygroscopic coefficient ^ days 

 after the application of i inch of water to the surface 



soil, A (hygroscopic COEFFiaBNT = 13. 3. INITIAL MOISTURE COhfTENT: I, 6.6 PER CENT; H, 13.4 PER CENT; 



in, 20. 1 PER cent) 



SOIL B (hygroscopic COEFFiaENT=i2.9. INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT: I, 6.3 PER CENT; D, 13.0 PER CENT; 



m, 21.6 PER CENT) 



SOIL C (hygroscopic COEFFiaENT= 10.5. INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT: I, 5.0 PER CENT; 11, II. I PER CENT; 



ni, 15.8 PER CENT) 



Average, 1-3 . 

 4 



23.3 

 21. 4 

 18. I 



20.9 

 8.3 



1-7 

 2. o 



2. 2 

 2. o 

 I- 7 



2. o 



I. o 



2.6 



2. 3 

 1.9 



3. 3 



I-S 



SOIL D (hygroscopic C0EFFiaENT=I0.2. INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT: I, 4.9 PER CENT; n, lo.I PER CENT; 



m, 15.7 PER cent) 



Average, 1-3 . 

 4 



26. 4 

 23. 6 

 19. 4 



23- 1 



7- 2 



25- 5 

 22.6 

 17. 6 



21. 9 

 10.3 



2.6 

 2-3 

 1.9 



2. 5 



2.3 



I- 7 



2.6 



2.3 

 1-7 



2. a 

 i-S 



SOIL E (hygroscopic COEFFiaBNT=io.i. INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT: I, 5.0 PER CENT; U, 10.3 PER CENT; 



m, 15.4 PER cent) 



Average, 1-3 . 

 4 



i». 2 

 6.8 



21.3 



19. 7 



15- 7 

 18.9 

 10. s 



23- I 



22. o 

 20.3 



21.8 



17.8 



1 1n experiments I and II this section consists of the i-inch layer immediately below the moistened layer, 

 while in experiment III it is the lowest quarter of the soil column. 



