Beaker
elutriation.
Average of
four
Churn elutriation. analyses.
Diameter in
millimeters. per cent. per cent. per cent.
Removed by sieves 47.77 47.77 47.77
0.25–0.05 22.06 21.95 20.75
0.05–0.01 11.20 11.62 11.18
<0.01 9.82 9.14 10.72
Clay (difference) 2.32 2.69 2.75
Loss on ignition 6.83 6.83 6.83
—————— —————— ——————
100.00 100.00 100.00
SUBSOIL, BOILED TWENTY-THREE HOURS.
Churn elutriation. Beaker elutriation.
Diameter in
millimeters. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
Removed by sieve 39.33 39.33 39.33 39.33
0.25–0.05 33.61 30.83 32.35 32.95
0.05–0.01 10.91 12.25 10.32 10.37
<0.01 7.05 8.11 8.29 7.64
Clay 5.02 5.40 5.63 5.63
Loss on ignition 4.08 4.08 4.08 4.08
—————— —————— —————— ——————
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
These analyses agree quite as well as could be expected from two such
different methods.
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