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ESTIMATING AVAILABLE M0I5TURE BY FEEL <br /> Sandy Loam to <br /> Sands Fine Sandy Loam Loam to Clay Loam Clay <br /> Percent of readily 0.50- 1.0 inches of 1.25- 1.75 inches of 1.50- 2.25 inches of 2.00- 2.50 inches of <br /> avail. moisture avail. water per foot of avail.water per foot of avail, water per foot of avail.water per foot <br /> remaining soil soil soil of soil <br /> FEEL OR APPEARANCE <br /> Dry,loose,single- Powdery dry, may form <br /> Dry, loose,single- grained,flows through firm clods,which can be Hard, baked,cracked, <br /> grained, flows through fingers,or may form broken to fine granules sometimes has loose <br /> 0 fingers. soft clods, by hand. crumbs on surface. <br /> Still appears to be dry; Still appears to be dry; Somewhat crumbly, but <br /> will not form a ball with will not form a ball with will not hold together Somewhat pliable,will y <br /> 50 or less pressure.* pressure" with pressure, ball under pressure. <br /> Forms a ball,somewhat <br /> Tends to ball under plastic; will sometimes Forms a ball: will <br /> Some as sand under 50 pressure, but seldom slick slightly with ribbon out between <br /> 50 -75 or less. holds together. pressure, thumb&forefinger. <br /> Tends to stick together <br /> slightly,sometimes Forms weak ball, Easily ribbons out <br /> forms a very weak ball breaks easily, will not Forms a ball and is very between fingers; has a <br /> 75.- Field under pressure, slick. pliable;slicks readily. slick feeling. <br /> i <br /> Upon squeezing,no free <br /> water appears on soil, <br /> but wet outline of ball is <br /> left on hand. Same as sand. 5ame as sand. Same as sand. <br /> * Ball is formed by squeezing a handful) of soil very firmly. <br /> i� <br />