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Sage, Arkansas

Hey group. Me and the 4 kids have 2 soil test we would like help with.
#1
PH 7.1
Salinity-EC 112
OM 2.6
CEC 11
Base Sat 82.5
K sat 4.6
Mg sat 10.1
Na sat .6
P 383
K 415
Ca 3075
Mg 278
Na 33
Fe 128
NO3-N 3
SO4-S 79
Mn 215
Cu 2.9
Zn 26.3
B 1.3

Soil test # 2
PH 7.1
Salinity-EC 415
OM 4.4
CEC 21
Base Sat 90.6
K sat 2.0
Mg sat 5.6
Na sat .3
P 156
K 330
Ca 7014
Mg 284
Na 34
Fe 89
NO3-N 2
SO4-S 778
Mn 216
Cu 2.7
Zn 14.6
B 2.5

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Brian and 4 kids.

3/11/2005 6:08:51 PM

San Diego

Your over all test looks good for your ph and general levels besides your salts. If I'm using the right scale Ece (salts), the normal level should be around 2, not in the hundreds. Maybe it's a different scale? if not, boy that is salty soil beyond anything I've ever seen. The only other abnormality is your mn (mangenese) 215? an average mangenese is around 6 or 7. Your organic matter could be raised up with compost or aged manure. The only way to get out salts is to leach the soil with good water. Maybe someone else can give some advice and input? Jimmy

3/13/2005 3:02:02 PM