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while that in the loamy sand tube has almost reached 

 the top. The clay loam, loam, and sandy loam are still 

 drawing water in about the same proportion as shown 

 in the previous illustration. 



The illustration on page twenty-four shows the 

 water in the tube filled with loamy sand has reached 

 the cloddy portion, while that in the clay tube 

 has gone about one-fifth of the way to the top of the 

 tube. The water in the other three is still climbing in 

 the same proportion, thus showing conclusively that the 

 finer the soil particles are, the slower the water rises. 



