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T. Lyttleton Lyon and James A. Bizzell 



TABLE 6. 



Daily Determinations of Moisture in Soil under Maize, 1908 

 (Percentage of Dry Soil) 



Date 



Plat 711 



Plat 720 



Plat 728 



Plat 729 



June 











2 



27.3 



26.8 



26.5 



26.5 



3 



25.1 

 26.1 

 24.6 



25.7 

 24.0 



24.8 



26.1 

 25.0 

 24.5 



24 2 



4 



24.2 



5 



23.8 



6 



23.8 

 21.9 

 20.3 



24.5 

 21.2 

 21.6 



23.6 

 22.2 

 22.8 



23.3 



8 



20.3 



9 



21.3 



10 



20.9 



21.7 



22.6 



21.5 



11 



22.1 



21.5 



21.7 



20.6 



12 



20.3 



20.9 



21.2 



21.2 



13 



23.6 



21.5 



23.8 



20.7 



16 



22.5 



23.4 



23.4 



22.8 



17 



21.6 



22.4 



22.8 



22.4 



19 



20.0 



20.7 



22.8 



22.1 



20 



22.1 



21.0 



21.3 



20.7 



22 



21.5 



21.2 



22.4 



20.9 



23 



21.0 



22.6 



22.2 



21.5 



24 



21.5 



21.7 



22.2 



21.3 



25 



20.6 



21.5 



23.3 



21.5 



26 



20.6 



21.3 



22.6 



21.5 



27 



21.7 



21.2 



23.1 



21.7 



29 



20.1 



20.9 



23.3 



20.6 



30 



21.6 



21.7 



22.5 



21.3 



July 











1 



21.5 



21.2 



22.6 



20.7 



2 



20.7 



21.5 







3 



21.3 



21.2 



22.4 



20.0 



7 



20.9 



21.0 



21.5 



20.9 



8 



23.1 

 22.5 

 24.0 



23.4 

 22.6 

 21.7 



24.6 

 23.8 

 21.7 



23.1 



9 



22.1 



11 



21.3 



13 



26.8 



26.7 



27.5 



26.1 



15 



23.1 



25.1 



24.2 



25.0 



16 



21.0 



23.6 



23.7 



23.3 



18 



22.5 



24.2 



24.2 



22.8 



20 



21.7 



22.8 



23.8 



22.2 



21 



21.7 



22.6 



23.7 



22.6 



22 



26.4 

 26.4 



29.7 

 28.8 



28.7 

 27.8 



28.0 



23 



27.2 



24 



24.2 



26.8 



26.5 



25.6 



25 



28.8 



30.3 



31.9 



27.8 



27 



26.8 



28.5 



26.7 



26.7 



28 



24.8 



27.0 



27.2 



27.5 



29 



23.6 



25.1 



25.1 



23.0 



30 



'23.4 



24.2 



24.2 



22.8 



31 



22.4 



22.5 



24.3 



22.1 



