Table XIII .—A comparison of soil conditions in areas of good , medium , and poor growth of desert-sage , Chandlery Ariz. y 1915 
754 
Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXVIII, N 
Mean 
^OOOSCOb- • « 
'3»ooie$ IS 
^ 1 1 1 1 »o cp I I 
e*(N oojnn M oooo j j 
ci CS CO O ' * * II 
HH H H ■!-< . . . . II 
feHWNH II 
&++++ ii 
1 
l 
l 
1 
f 
l 
l 
1 
« 
1 
1 
i 
l 
Good b 
Sample 
No. 19 
8.6 
9.0 
11.0 
12.8 
4.6 
4.9 
j 6.0 
j 7.0 
Spring Fall 
-0.6 -3.5 
+0.9 -1.8 
+1.5 -2.9 
+2.6 -2.3 
0.01 
.02 
.03 
.11 
I 
l 
« 
t 
l 
« 
l 
l 
l 
1 
1 
l 
f 
Sample 
No. 6 
19.2 
11.4 
11.4 
13.3 
10.5 
6.2 
6.2 
7.2 
Spring Fall 
+0.9 -8.2 
+2.7 -3.1 
+1.4 -2.6 
-3.2 -3.4 
0.07 
.06 
.05 
.02 
l 
1 
1 
l 
l 
l 
l 
l 
t 
l 
l 
l 
l 
Sample 
No. 5 
15.9 
17.7 
14.3 
13.5 
8.6 
9.6 
7.8 
7.3 
Spring Fall 
+4.0 -5.7 
+6.5 -3.9 
+4.5 -1.5 
+4.0 -2.5 
0.06 
.05 
.04 
.04 
• 
l 
1 
i 
• 
l 
• 
• 
l 
l 
i 
t 
• 
Mean 
8.8 
12.3 
13.2 
14.7 
4.8 
6.7 
7.2 
! 8.1 
Spring Fall 
-0.3 -2.8 
+2.1 -1.0 
+3.6 +3.0 
+6.0 +6.2 
0.09 
.21 
.42 
.66 
« 
< 
« 
• 
l 
l 
l 
l 
« 
# 
1 
• 
1 
Medium b 
Sample 
No. 17 
6.5 
7.3 
8.4 
8.3 
3.5 
4.0 
4.6 
4.6 
Spring Fall 
+0.3 -2.3 
+2.3 -0.3 
+2.4 +2.5 
+3.7 +4.6 
0.07 
.19 
.34 
.43 
• 
1 
« 
t 
t 
l 
t 
| 
t 
t 
l 
Sample 
No. 16 
11.1 
17.3 
17.9 
21.1 
6.0 
9.4 
9.7 
11.6 
Spring Fall 
-0.8 -3.3 
+1.9 -1.7 
+4.8 +3.5 
+9.7 +7.7 
0.11 
.22 
.50 
.88 
Lime 
i 
1 
l 
l 
i 
i 
i 
o 
Mean 
12.1 
18.1 
20.6 
18.1 
6.6 
9.8 
11.2 
I 9.9 
Spring Fall 
+1.5 -4.0 
+4.4 -1.7 
+2.4 +0.6 
+2.3 0.0 
0.06 
.42 
.61 
.62 
■c 
O 
fk 
Sample 
No. 26 
12.2 
21.7 
21.9 
19.1 
6.6 
11.8 
11.9 
10.4 
Spring Fall 
-1.2 -4.3 
+4.2 -2.1 
+3.2 +0.8 
+1.6 -1.4 
0.08 
.37 
.68 
.85 
Lime and 
! hardpan. 
1 
Sample 
No. 7 
14.9 
19.9 
21.7 
14.8 
8.1 
10.8 
11.8 
8.1 
Spring Fall 
+2.8 -4.6 
+2.6 -4.0 
-2.4 -1.9 
-2.9 -2.4 
0.06 
.56 
.41 
.38 
Lime and 
hardpan. 
. 
Sample 
No. 3 
9.3 
12.7 
18.3 
20.3 
5.1 
6.9 
10.0 
11.1 
Spring Fall 
+2.8 -3.2 
+6. 5 +0.9 
+6.4 +2.9 
+8.1 +3.7 
0.04 
.33 
.73 
.64 
Sandy. 
Heavy soil. 
Veins of 
white salt. 
.do. 
Depth 
of 
soil 
■w H N CC ^ H N CO ^ HlNCOrt* h <N CO r-l <N CO 
1 
Item 
Moisture equivalent... 
Wilting coefficient. 
Moisture content above 
or below wilting co¬ 
efficient. 
Salt content. 
Field notes on hardpan, 
gravel, lime, etc. 
All data in this table are stated in percentages of the dry weight of the soil. b Averages of spring and fall figures were made except under moisture content. 
