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at this station for the 3-4 ft. and 4-5 ft. classes are not shown in 

 this figure but it may be stated in general that the water content 



Figure 3. Soil moisture at 0-6 in., 6-12 in., and 12-24 in- at the woodland 

 station, Lincoln, 1917. 



at those levels was still lower than that in the second foot as indi- 

 cated in the graph. For instance, the maximum for the fourth 



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