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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