Loess Soils of the Transition Region 



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Table VII. Soils from the Lincoln Area 

 Humus 



Depth 



Field I, 

 Per Cent 



Field 2, 

 Per Cent 



Field 3, I Field 4. 

 Per Cent Per Cent 



Field 5. 

 Per Cent 



Average, 

 Per Cent 



1st ft. 

 2d ft. . 

 3d ft.. 

 4th ft. 

 5th ft. 

 6th ft. 



1st ft. 



2.30 

 1.08 

 .17 

 .09 

 .04 

 •05 



.96 

 •13 

 .08 



•05 

 .07 



2.19 

 .80 

 .11 

 .06 

 •05 

 •05 



2.27 

 .90 

 •23 

 .12 

 .09 

 .06 



2.34 

 1. 16 

 .26 

 .12 

 .10 

 .09 



6.6 



6.5 



6.6 



6.5 



6.7 



Table VIII. Soils from the Weeping Water Area 

 Humus 



2.26 

 .98 

 .18 

 .09 

 .07 

 .06 



6.6 



Depth 



Field I, 

 Per Cent 



Field 2, 

 Per Cent 



Field 3, 

 Per Cent 



Field 4. Field 5, 

 Per Cent Per Cent 



Average, 

 Per Cent 



1st ft. 

 2d ft.. 

 3d ft. . 

 4th ft. 

 5th ft. 

 6th ft. 



2.13 

 1. 18 



.14 

 .07 

 .06 

 .06 



2.09 

 1.30 

 .10 

 .08 

 .06 

 •05 



2.24 

 1.08 

 .15 

 .11 

 .04 

 .04 



2.43 

 1.6s 

 .14 

 .10 

 .08 

 .04 



2.28 

 1.27 

 .11 

 .09 

 .08 

 .04 



2.24 

 1.29 



■13 

 .09 

 .06 

 •05 



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