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SOILS AND FERTILIZERS 



Experiment No. i 



Determination of the Hydroscopic Moisture and Volatile Matter of 



Soils 



FIG. 52. Apparatus for determining Moisture Content of Soils. 



Weigh in grams to the second decimal place a dry Hessian 

 crucible. Place 5 to 10 gms. of air-dried soil in the crucible 



