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LABORATORY 3. SOIL TESTING

Results of pH test

Soil	pH	Texture	Lime needed to raise soil to pH 7.0*
1. Sand	_5.75______	____________________________________	____________________________________
2. Sandy loam	_4.80______	____________________________________	____________________________________
3.Silt loam	_6.30______	____________________________________	____________________________________
4. Clay	_6.90______	____________________________________	____________________________________

Results of nitrogen test

Soil

Test Result

Amount of Fertilizer to Raise Fertility to 100 lb N/acre

	a	b	c	d	e
	ppm nitrate	lb N/acre	N required (100 - b)	Kind of fertilizer to use*	Amount of fertilizer**
1	25__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
2	10__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
3	25__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
4	5__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________

Results of Phosphorus Test

Soil

Test Result

Amount of Fertilizer to Raise Fertility to 100 lb P205/acre

	a	b	c	d	e
	ppm P	lb P2O5/acre	P2O5 required (100 - b)	Kind of fertilizer to use*	Amount of fertilizer**
1	_1.0________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
2	_0.5________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
3	_5.0________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
4	_2.5________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________

Results of Potassium Test

Soil

Test Result

Amount of Fertilizer to Raise Fertility to 200 lb K20/acre

	a	b	c	d	e
	ppm K	lb K2O/acre	K2O required (200 - b)	Kind of fertilizer to use*	Amount of fertilizer**
1	_5__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
2	_0__________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
3	_20_________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________
4	_20_________	_______________	__________________	__________________	___________________

Produced and maintained by Allen Barker
University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
last updated - October 8, 1999