APPENDIX - TABLE 6. (continued) 
STATION NO. 3 
Surface vegetation similar to that within quadrats. Surface duff 0 
to % inch deep. Root penetration to 15 inches. No effervesence on 
all samples with 20% hydrochloris acid. All colors from moist soil. 
August 5, 1957. 
Soil beneath surface duff to 3 inches: 
Texture- loam; many gravel particles and small stones, unusually 
sharp angles, up to % to # inch in diameter, very rich 
in organic matter. 
Color- dark reddish brown, 3/3 on 5 YR. 
pH- 57 
3 to 9 inches (6 in.): 
Texture- loam; somewhat sticky, with very sharp, had granular 
particles which break when subjected to considerable 
pressure, up to # inch in diameter, these are lava 
particles, the material tends to form into compact 
Masses, occasional irregularly shaped stones to 2 
inches in diameter. 
Color dark reddish brown, % on 5 YR. 
pH- 6.0 
Below 9 inches to subsoil: 
Texture- sand and gravel with very little silt, scattered 
small stones, rounded edges up to % inch in diameter, 
occasional larger irregularly shaped stones. 
Color- dark brown, 4/3 on 10 YR. 
pH- 6.7 
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