CAPILLARY MOVEMENT AND TEXTURE 



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20 



IS 



16 



* 14 



12 



o 10 



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8 



a 



10 



11 



12 



12 3 15 6 7 



TIME IN HOURS 



Fig. 56. Curves showing the capillary rise of water in twelve hours in dry 

 soils of different texture as given in Table XXXI. 



20 



40 



60 



140 160 180 200 



80 100 120 



TIME IN DAYS 



Fig. 57. Curves showing the capillary rise of water in 195 days in dry soils of 

 different texture as given in Table XXXI. 



It is evident, from a very simple laboratory experi- 

 ment, that the rate of capillary movement in dry soil 

 is inversely proportional to the fineness of texture, 

 while the total height of rise is directly related to the 



