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Table X. Humus and Humus Ash in Composite Samples from 

 Different Areas 



Humus 



Depth 



1st ft. 

 2d ft. 

 3d ft. 

 4th ft 

 5th ft, 

 6th ft. 



1st ft. 

 2d ft. 

 3d ft. 

 4th ft 

 5th ft, 

 6th ft. 



Wauneta 



McCook 



1.07 

 •47 

 .36 

 •32 

 .26 

 • 27 



1.04 

 .48 

 •35 

 ■31 

 .28 



Holdrege 



1.68 

 .72 



•34 

 .20 

 .22 

 .18 



1.70 

 • 71 

 •32 

 .29 

 .20 

 .18 



Hastings 



1.65 

 .62 

 .36 

 .26 

 .30 

 •25 



1.60 

 .63 

 •35 

 .26 

 .26 

 • 25 



Lincoln 



2.30 

 1.04 

 •39 

 .24 

 .20 

 .12 



2.40 

 1.02 

 •38 

 .27 

 .22 

 .18 



Weeping 

 Water 



2.37 

 1. 12 



•54 

 .26 

 ■23 

 .16 



2.27 

 I. II 

 •57 

 .28 

 .24 

 .22 



Humus Ash 



1. 17 



.21 

 .20 

 .22 

 .27 

 .22 



Table XL Humus Nitrogen in the Composites 



Depth 



ist ft., 

 2d ft.. 

 3d ft. . 

 4th ft. 

 5th ft. 

 6th ft. 



Wauneta 



.080 

 .022 

 .036 

 •034 

 .015 

 .013 



.082 

 .022 



•035 

 •032 

 .015 

 .014 



McCook \ Holdrege 



.082 

 .032 

 •015 

 .004 

 .002 

 .001 



.085 



•035 

 •015 

 .004 

 .003 

 .001 



.110 

 .046 

 .021 

 .010 

 .004 

 .002 



•115 

 •045 

 .022 

 .009 

 .003 

 .002 



Hastings | Lincoln 



.110 



•045 

 .018 

 .008 

 .003 

 .003 



•113 

 •045 

 .016 



•143 

 .067 

 .029 



.007 .015 

 .003 I .010 

 .003 I .010 



.140 

 .067 



.014 

 .010 

 .010 



Weeping 

 Water 



•145 

 .087 



■143 

 .087 



.040 .035 

 .021 .023 

 .012 .012 

 .007 1 .006 



Per Cent of Nitrogen in Humus 



127 



