Item 4. Where to Send Soil Samples for Testing

Many lawn materials are sold by the cubic yard, so the gardener needs to

Stations or College

Fee

How Sent

Remarks

Agricultural Experiment
Station, Alabama

$1.00

Through County Agent

 

Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.

 

 

 

Agricultural Experiment
Station, Palmer, Alaska

None to residents

Direct or through County Agent

 

Department of Soils, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Agricultural Experiment
Station,University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

California
Agronomy Department, Colorado

 

 

 

A. & M. College, Fort Collins, Colo.

 

 

State does not offer testing services

Soil Laboratory, Plant Science Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

$1.50

Through  County Agent

 

Agronomy Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.

None to residents

Direct or through County Agent

Ask County Agent for soil sampling tubes

Department of Soils, Agricultural Experiment
Station,
Gainesville, Fla.

None to residents

Through  County Agent

 

University of Georgia (For location see remarks,
in far-right column.)

None to residents

Direct to Experi­ment Stations

Send samples to any of below: Georgia Exp. Sta­tion, Experiment, Ga.; Coastal Plain Exp. Station, Tif-ton, Ga.; Georgia Mountain Exp. Station, Blairs-ville, Ga.

Agriculture Experiment
Station,
University of Hawaii,
Honolulu, Hawaii

None to

Through County Agent

 

County Extension Service,
University of Idaho
Boise, Idaho

Up to $1.50

Through County Agent

 

Department of
Horticulture,
University of Illinois,
Urbana, 111.

$1.00

Direct

Some County Agents also make tests

Department of Agronomy,
Purdue University,
Lafayette, Ind.

50tf

Through County Agent

 

Agronomy Department,
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa

$1.50

Through County Agent

 

Extension Service,
Kansas State College,
Manhattan, Kans.

$1.00

Through County Agent

 

Agronomy Department,
University of Kentucky,
Lexington 29, Ky.

Up to 85*

Through County Agent

County Agents also make test

Louisiana Agricultural
Experiment Station,
University Station,
Baton Rouge 3, La.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Agronomy Department,
University of Maine,
Orono, Maine

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Direct or through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
University of Maryland,
College Park, Md.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Fertilizer Control,
University   of   Massachu­setts,
Amherst, Mass, or
University   of   Massachu­setts Field Station,
Waltham, Mass.

None to residents

See remarks

County Agents will make pH tests. Send samples di­rect for complete tests.

Soil   Science   Department,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Mich.

 

Direct or through County Agent

Each county also has a soil testing laboratory.

Department of Soils,
University of Minnesota,
University Farm,
St. Paul 1, Minn.

 

Direct or through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
Mississippi State College,
State College, Miss.

0*

 

 

Soils Department,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo.

$1.00

 

 

Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Montana State College,
Bozeman, Mont

 

Direct or through County Agent

Another laboratory at Truck Crop. Experimental Station, Crystal Springs, Miss.
Also county labs.

Agronomy Department,
College of Agriculture,
Lincoln 1, Nebr.

None

 

 

Department of Soils,
University of Nevada,
Reno, Nev.

 

Through County Agent

 

Agricultural Chemistry Department,
University of New Hamp­shire,
Durham, N. H.

$1.00

Through County Agent

 

Soils Department,
Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, N. J.

* to $1.50 $2.50

 

 

Agronomy Department,
New Mexico A. & M. College,
State College, N. M

$1.50

Through County Agent

 

 

None to residents    

Through County Agent

Fee was under con­sideration at this writing.

 

 

Through County Agent

$1.00 fee covers two samples: 50* for each additional sample.

 

None to residents    

Through County Agent

 

 

Depends upon tests needed

Through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
Fernow Hall,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, N. Y.

$1.00

Through County Agent

Only for farm and garden soils. See following for greenhouse soils

Department of Ornamen-
tal Horticulture,
Plant Science Building,
Cornell University,
Ithaca, N. Y.

$1.00

Direct

For greenhouses only

Soil Testing Department,
North    Carolina    Depart-
ment of Agriculture,
Raleigh, No. Car.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Department of Agronomy,
North Dakota Agricultural
CoUege,
Fargo, No. Dak.

$1.00

Direct

Does   not   test   for nitrogen and potash

Agricultural Extension
Service,
Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio

$1.00

Through County Agent

 

County Soil Testing
Laboratory,
County Agent's Office (in
each Oklahoma county)

50tf to 75tf

 

 

Soils Department,
Oregon State College,
Corvallis, Ore.

Up   to   $2.50   on complicated tests

Through County Agent

 

School of Agriculture,
Pennsylvania State
University,
University Park, Penna.

$1.00

Through County Agent

 

Department of Agriculture,
University of Rhode
Island,
Kingston, R. I.

None to residents

Direct or through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
Clemson Agricultural
College,
Clemson, So. Car.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
South Dakota State
College,
Brookings, So. Dak.

$1.50

Direct to Laboratory

 

Department of Agronomy,
University of Tennessee,
P. 0. Box 1071,
Knoxville 7, Tenn.

50*

Direct or through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
Agricultural Extension
Service,
College Station, Tex.

$1.00

Direct to Laboratory

 

Soils Department,
Utah State College,
Logan, Utah

$1.00

Direct or through County Agent

 

Soil Testing Laboratory,
Morrill Hall,
University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vt.

351 per sample

Obtain materials for submitting samples from County Agent

 

Agricultural Extension
Service, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Agricultural Extension
Service, Washington State College,
Pullman, Wash.

$2.00 to $3.00 per sample

Obtain materials for submittting samples from County Agent

 

Agricultural Experiment
Station,
West  Virginia University,
Morgantown, W. Va.

None to residents

Through County Agent

 

Department of Soils,
University of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wise.

25tf to $1.00

Direct or through
County Agents

 

Department of Agronomy,
University of Wyoming,
Laramie, Wyo.

None to residents

Direct or through
County Agents

 

CANADIAN PROVINCES
(Submit all samples direct to laboratory.)
(No fees to residents.)

Department of Soil Science,
University of Alberta,
Edmonton,
Alberta Soil Testing Unit,
Department of Agriculture,
Victoria,
B. C. Department of Soil Science,
University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg,
Man. Division of Soils,
Nova Scotia Agricultural College,
Truro,
Nova Scotia

 

Department of Soils,
Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, Ont.
Soil Testing Laboratory,
Agricultural College,
St. Anne de la Pocatiere,
Quebec, Que.
Soil Testing Laboratory,
Canadian Industries, Ltd.,
3032 St. Catherine St., E.,
Montreal, Quebec


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