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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXVIII, No. 8 
Table X .—Comparison of spring and fall soil conditions at the same stations in 
typical areas of desert-sage , Indio, Calif., 1915 a 
Date of collection 
Date of collection 
I 
Item 
Depth 
of 
soil 
Mar. 
3, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 1 
Mar. 
3, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 2 
Mar. 
2, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 3 
Mar. 
3, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 4 
Mar. 
3, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 5 
Aver¬ 
age 
Sept. 
21, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 1 
Sept. 
21, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 2 
Sept. 
21, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 3 
Sept. 
20, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 4 
Sept. 
20, 
sam¬ 
ple 
No. 5 
Aver¬ 
age 
Moisture equiv- 
Feet 
1 
27.8 
33.2 
6.2 
20.5 
32.4 
24.0 
19.9 
37.7 
8.9 
19.9 
34.7 
24.2 
alent. 
2 
24.9 
36.5 
6.4 
27.4 
34.4 
25.9 
18.0 
39.2 
12.3 
20.7 
41.5 
26.3 
3 
8.4 
27.6 
9.0 
33.8 
36.1 
23.0 
5.6 
32.0 
7.5 
35.3 
39.3 
23.9 
4 
20.1 
9.0 
4.3 
29.3 
33.0 
19.1 
29.1 
15.2 
6.9 
27.8 
32.9 
22.4 
Wilting coeffi- 
1 
15.1 
18.0 
3.4 
11.2 
17.6 
13.1 
10.8 
20.4 
4.8 
10.8 
18.9 
13.2 
cient. 
2 
13.5 
19.9 
3.5 
14.9 
18.7 
14.1 
9.8 
21.3 
6.7 
11.3 
22.5 
14.3 
3 
5.0 
15.0 
4.9 
18.4 
19.6 
12.6 
3.0 
17.4 
4.1 
19.2 
21.4 
13.0 
4 
10.9 
4.9 
2.3 
15.8 
17.9 
10.4 
15.8 
8.3 
3.8 
15.1 
17.9 
12.2 
Moisture con- 
1 
-1.9 
+7.0 
+2.5 
+6.0 
+3.1 
+3.3 
-9.9 
-18.2 
-4.2 
-1.7 
-16.9 
-10.2 
tent above or 
2 
-1.6 
+4.7 
+1.1 
-9.6 
-9.1 
-2.9 
-5.3 
-17.4 
+0.9 
-8.8 
-12.1 
-8.5 
below wilting 
3 
-3.8 
+0.3 
-3.1 
-10.2 
-4.4 
-4.2 
-1.9 
-13.6 
-3.3 
-11.9 
-2.2 
-6.0 
coefficient. 
4 
-7.2 
-2.9 
-1.4 
-8.3 
-5.9 
-5.1 
-9.5 
-5.9 
-1.3 
-10.1 
-6.2 
-6.6 
Salt content.... 
1 
.45 
.06 
.06 
.46 
.26 
.18 
.06 
.32 
.23 
.44 
.25 
2 
1.16 
.08 
.06 
1.48 
.70 
.38 
.06 
.14 
.44 
1.00 
.40 
3 
.32 
.16 
.35 
.43 
.32 
.18 
.10 
.06 
.30 
.44 
.22 
4 
.39 
.15 
.23 
.31 
.27 
.34 
.13 
.17 
.20 
.20 
.21 
« All data iD this table are stated in percentages of the dry weight of the soil. 
