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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. X, No. 8 



Table X. — Distribution of moisture, and its relation to the hygroscopic coefficient 5 days 

 after the application of I inch of water to the surface — Continued 



SOIL L (hygroscopic cobfficient=3.4. initial moisturk content; I, 1.6 PER CENT; n, 3.5 PER cent; 



m, 5.0 PER CENT) 



SOIL M (hygroscopic coefficient^ 3.3. initial moisture content: I, 1.7 PER cent; n, 3.7 PER CENT; 



m, 4.9 PER CENT) 



Average 1-3 . 

 4 



4-3 

 3-8 

 2. 7 



3-6 



I. I 



4.4 

 3-6 

 2-7 



3-6 



I. I 



4.0 

 3- 2 



2-5 



3-2 



son, N (hygroscopic COEFFiaENT=i.7. INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT: 1, 0.6 PER CENT) 



Average 1-3 . 

 4 



S-6 



2.8 



5-7 

 1.6 



5- I 

 3-3 

 1.6 



son, o (hygroscopic coEFFiaENT=i.i. initlal moisture content: i, 0.4 per cent) 



Average 1-3 . 

 4 



6.4 



5-S 



son, p (hygroscopic coEFFiaENT=o.9. initial moisture content: I, 0.2 per cent) 



Average t-3 . 

 4 



S-9 

 6.0 

 3-3 



S-i 



•5 



6.S 

 6.7 



3-7 



5-6 

 .6 



