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    Agricultural Crop Production NC III

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    The document provides instructions for proper soil sampling techniques. It outlines the necessary tools needed which include a bolo, spade, plastic bag, soil auger, weighing scale, bucket, and marker. It describes when the best time is to take samples as well as precautions to observe such as using clean tools and avoiding contaminated areas. The procedures explain how to divide the field, remove surface litter, take samples at 15-30cm depth using an auger or spade, mix and reduce the bulk, and label and submit the composite sample for analysis. Soil testing is important to determine fertility levels and nutrient needs to increase yields and protect the environment.

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    The document provides instructions for proper soil sampling techniques. It outlines the necessary tools needed which include a bolo, spade, plastic bag, soil auger, weighing scale, bucket, and marker. It describes when the best time is to take samples as well as precautions to observe such as using clean tools and avoiding contaminated areas. The procedures explain how to divide the field, remove surface litter, take samples at 15-30cm depth using an auger or spade, mix and reduce the bulk, and label and submit the composite sample for analysis. Soil testing is important to determine fertility levels and nutrient needs to increase yields and protect the environment.

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    The document provides instructions for proper soil sampling techniques. It outlines the necessary tools needed which include a bolo, spade, plastic bag, soil auger, weighing scale, bucket, and marker. It describes when the best time is to take samples as well as precautions to observe such as using clean tools and avoiding contaminated areas. The procedures explain how to divide the field, remove surface litter, take samples at 15-30cm depth using an auger or spade, mix and reduce the bulk, and label and submit the composite sample for analysis. Soil testing is important to determine fertility levels and nutrient needs to increase yields and protect the environment.

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    Agricultural Crop Production NC III

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    The document provides instructions for proper soil sampling techniques. It outlines the necessary tools needed which include a bolo, spade, plastic bag, soil auger, weighing scale, bucket, and marker. It describes when the best time is to take samples as well as precautions to observe such as using clean tools and avoiding contaminated areas. The procedures explain how to divide the field, remove surface litter, take samples at 15-30cm depth using an auger or spade, mix and reduce the bulk, and label and submit the composite sample for analysis. Soil testing is important to determine fertility levels and nutrient needs to increase yields and protect the environment.

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    Agricultural Crop Production NC III

    Soil Sampling Techniques

    Soil Sampling Tools


    Bolo
    Spade
    Plastic bag
    Soil auger
    Weighing scale
    Bucket
    Marker
    Time of soil sampling
     Thebest time to take soil samples
    is when the soil is not too wet or
    too dry taken before land
    preparation or after harvest.
    Precautions to observe in soil sampling

    1. Don’t use contaminated tools, avoid rusty


    equipment.

    2. Don’t collect soil samples from boundaries


    like buildings, trees, irrigation channels, wet
    spots and sloppy areas.
    Procedures of soil sampling

     1. Divide the field into different homogenous


    units based on the visual observation and
    farmer’s experience.

     2. Remove the surface litter at the sampling


    spot.
    3. Drive the auger to a plough depth of 15 to 30
    cm and draw the soil sample.
     4. Collect at least 10 to 15 samples from each
    sampling unit and place in a bucket or tray.

     5. If auger is not available, make a ‘V’ shaped


    cut to a depth of 15 to 30 cm in the sampling
    spot using spade.

    1 inch / 2.5 cm                                  6 inches (15 to 30 cm)

     6. Remove thick slices of soil from top to


    bottom of exposed face of the ‘V’ shaped cut
    and place in a clean container.
     7. Mix the samples thoroughly and remove
    foreign materials like roots, stones, pebbles,
    gravels and air dry.

     8. Reduce the bulk to about one kilogram to form


    a composite soil sample.

     9. Uniformly spread the soil over a clean hard


    surface and divide into smaller compartments by
    drawing lines along and across the length and
    breadth. From each compartment a pinch of soil
    is collected. This process is repeated till the
    desired quantity of sample is obtained.
     10. Collect the sample in a clean cloth or
    polythene bag.

     11. Label the bag with information like name of


    the farmer, location of the farm, survey number,
    previous crop grown, present crop, crop to be
    grown in the next season, date of collection,
    name of the sampler.

     12. Submit the composite soil samples in soil


    laboratory for soil analysis.
    Importance of soil sampling

     A soil test is essential to determine soil


    fertility levels and make good nutrient
    management decisions. Appropriate nutrient
    application can increase yields, reduce
    production costs, and prevent surface and
    groundwater pollution.
    Thank you!

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