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Foreword
1. General View
2. The pH
3. Soil Tests
4. About Nutrients
5. Soil Fertilizers
6. Organic Garden
7. Organic Matter
8. Composting
9. Microorganisms
10. Earthworm
11. Water & Air
12. Digging
13. Soil Mixtures
14. Plant Diseases
15. Soil Insects
16. Weeds
Appendix
1. Soil Preferences2. Foliage
3. Topdressing
4. Soil Samples
Resources
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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 |
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Agricultural Experiment |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
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Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. |
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Agricultural Experiment |
None to residents |
Direct or through County Agent |
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Department of Soils, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Agricultural Experiment |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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California |
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A. & M. College, Fort Collins, Colo. |
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State does not offer testing services |
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Soil Laboratory, Plant Science Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. |
$1.50 |
Through County Agent |
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Agronomy Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Del. |
None to residents |
Direct or through County Agent |
Ask County Agent for soil sampling tubes |
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Department of Soils, Agricultural Experiment |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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University of Georgia (For location see remarks, |
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. |
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Agriculture Experiment |
None to |
Through County Agent |
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County Extension Service, |
Up to $1.50 |
Through County Agent |
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Department of |
$1.00 |
Direct |
Some County Agents also make tests |
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Department of Agronomy, |
50tf |
Through County Agent |
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Agronomy Department, |
$1.50 |
Through County Agent |
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Extension Service, |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
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Agronomy Department, |
Up to 85* |
Through County Agent |
County Agents also make test |
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Louisiana Agricultural |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Agronomy Department, |
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Direct or through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Fertilizer Control, |
None to residents |
See remarks |
County Agents will make pH tests. Send samples direct for complete tests. |
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Soil Science Department, |
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Direct or through County Agent |
Each county also has a soil testing laboratory. |
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Department of Soils, |
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Direct or through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
0* |
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Soils Department, |
$1.00 |
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Chemistry Research Laboratory, |
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Direct or through County Agent |
Another laboratory at Truck Crop. Experimental Station, Crystal Springs, Miss. |
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Agronomy Department, |
None |
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Department of Soils, |
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Through County Agent |
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Agricultural Chemistry Department, |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
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Soils Department, |
* to $1.50 $2.50 |
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Agronomy Department, |
$1.50 |
Through County Agent |
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None to residents |
Through County Agent |
Fee was under consideration at this writing. |
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Through County Agent |
$1.00 fee covers two samples: 50* for each additional sample. |
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None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Depends upon tests needed |
Through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
Only for farm and garden soils. See following for greenhouse soils |
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Department of Ornamen- |
$1.00 |
Direct |
For greenhouses only |
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Soil Testing Department, |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Department of Agronomy, |
$1.00 |
Direct |
Does not test for nitrogen and potash |
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Agricultural Extension |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
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County Soil Testing |
50tf to 75tf |
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Soils Department, |
Up to $2.50 on complicated tests |
Through County Agent |
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School of Agriculture, |
$1.00 |
Through County Agent |
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Department of Agriculture, |
None to residents |
Direct or through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
$1.50 |
Direct to Laboratory |
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Department of Agronomy, |
50* |
Direct or through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
$1.00 |
Direct to Laboratory |
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Soils Department, |
$1.00 |
Direct or through County Agent |
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Soil Testing Laboratory, |
351 per sample |
Obtain materials for submitting samples from County Agent |
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Agricultural Extension |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Agricultural Extension |
$2.00 to $3.00 per sample |
Obtain materials for submittting samples from County Agent |
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Agricultural Experiment |
None to residents |
Through County Agent |
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Department of Soils, |
25tf to $1.00 |
Direct or through |
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Department of Agronomy, |
None to residents |
Direct or through |
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CANADIAN PROVINCES
(Submit all samples direct to laboratory.)
(No fees to residents.)
Department of Soil Science, |
Department of Soils, |