Success StoryDetermining Soil Texture By Feel
Determining Soil Texture By Feel
Author: Edwin Ritchey
Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences
Major Program: Soil testing
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
This short publication was developed to supplement the 4-H Land Judging publication in 2015. The publication has been downloaded over 38,000 times since it was developed and over 7,000 times during this cycle. This includes downloads from 180 different countries and over 2,000 institutions. This publication continues to be used heavily all over the world as an easy to follow method to determine soil texture in the field.
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