THE PHYSICAL ACTION OF LIME ON CLAY SOILS 



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capillary water taken up by the soil, based on the oven dry weight, was 

 then made. 



Below are tabulated the results with treatments which had run for 100 

 and 225 days, respectively. Each figure in the following tables is an 

 average of six or eight determinations. 



RETENTIVE POWER OF SOILS LIMED 100 DAYS: SERIES I 



RETENTIVE POWER OF SOILS LIMED 100 DAYS: SERIES II 



RETENTIVE POWER OF SOILS LIMED 225 DAYS: SERIES I 



