Loess Soils of the Transition Region 



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feet, while for samples from below the second foot, the colori- 

 metric results are considered a more correct and reliable estimate 

 of the humus. 



Depth 



Table III. Soils from the Wauneta Area 

 Humus 



Field I. 

 Per Cent 



Field 2, 

 Per Cent 



Field 3, 

 Per Cent 



Field 4. 

 Per Cent 



Field 5, 

 Per Cent 



Average, 

 Per Cent 



ist ft. 

 2d ft. . 

 3d ft. . 

 4th ft. 

 5th ft. 

 6th ft. 



0.99 

 •65 

 •74 

 •39 

 .26 

 .18 



1.04 



.61 



1.08 



1. 00 



•31 

 .19 



1.07 

 .72 

 • 74 

 .70 

 .87 

 .82 



0.99 

 .67 

 .93 

 •58 

 .26 

 •15 



1.02 

 .64 

 •SO 

 •34 

 .20 



• 17 



1.02 



■65 

 .80 

 .60 

 •38 

 •30 



Depth 



Table IV. Soils from the McCook Area 

 Humus 



Field I, 

 Per Cent 



Field 2, 

 Per Cent 



Field 3. 

 Per Cent 



Field 4, Field 5, \ Average, 

 Per Cent Per Cent ' Per Cent 



ist ft. - 

 2d ft.. 

 3d ft. . 

 4th ft. 

 5th ft. 

 6th ft. 



1.27 

 .81 



1.04 

 .82 

 •30 

 .19 



I-I5 

 ,60 

 •33 

 .22 

 •31 

 .24 



i^iS 

 .67 

 ■45 

 ■24 

 .19 

 .16 



1.04 



•49 

 .19 

 .18 

 •17 

 .14 



i^i5 

 .62 

 .48 

 •36 

 •23 

 .19 



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