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Table 6-3-2 <br /> Parameter, Procedure and Reference List <br /> for Peabody Central Laboratory, <br /> June 1979 and 1980 <br /> Parameter Procedure/Reference <br /> pH Determined on a saturated soil paste. USDA <br /> Handbook 60, 1969 - Diagnosis and Improvement <br /> of Saline and Alkali Soils, Method 21a, p. <br /> 102. <br /> Conductivity Determined on a saturated paste extract. <br /> USDA Handbook 60, Method 3a, p. 84. <br /> Saturation Percentage USDA Handbook 60, Method 2, p. 84 and Method <br /> 27b, p. 107. <br /> Water Soluble Na, Ca , Mg Determined on a saturated paste extract using <br /> AA Analysis. USDA Handbook 60, Method 3a, p. <br /> 84. <br /> SAR Calculated from Na , Ca and Mg values, USDA <br /> Handbook 60, p. 26. <br /> ESP Calculated from SAR values , USDA Handbook 60, <br /> p. 26. <br /> Phosphorus Sodium bicarbonate extraction and AA <br /> Analysis , Olsen, et al . , 1954 and USDA <br /> Circular 939. <br /> Potassium Ammonium Acetate extraction and AA Analysis , <br /> Sims , 1973, Laboratory Experiences in Soil <br /> Science, p. 20-22, 41. <br /> Sulfate Determined on a saturated paste extract. <br /> USDA Handbook 525, 1977, Laboratory Methods <br /> Recommended for Chemical Analysis of Mined <br /> Land Spoils and Overburden in Western United <br /> States , Method 1, p. 2 - 4. <br /> Particle Size Hydrometer method. Bouyoucos, 1962. <br /> Agronomy Journal Volume 54, p. 464-465. <br /> Very Fine Sand Dry Sieve Analysis technique. ASA Monograph <br /> #9, Part 1, 1965, Method 43-4.3.4, p. <br /> 555-556. <br /> 6-3-5 <br />