Biology And Management Of White-tailed Deer In Alabama

samples. These boxes
are usually available
at no cost from the
county extension office
or most feed and
seed stores. A sample
should be taken from
the top six inches of
soil in each opening
to be planted. This is
the region where the
roots of the crops will
be growing. The
sample should be free
of grass and other
The diagram above shows how soil samples
should be taken from larger fields. The
subsamples (X) are mixed together and one
sample is taken from the combined subsamples.
This sample is submitted to the soil testing lab.
vegetation. This added material will throw off the test results. The
sample should be taken with the shovel or soil probe. On small openings
(one-half acre), it is okay to take the sample from one spot in the
field. On larger openings (one acre or larger), taking only one sample
may not be adequate. Soil types and fertility can vary from one end of
the field to the other. Taking only one sample can often give inaccurate
test results.
To make sure the lime and fertilizer recommendations are accurate
for the larger fields, several subsamples should be taken from
many locations in the field. These subsamples should be mixed together
in a clean bucket and one sample from the entire field should then be
taken from these mixed subsamples. On fields three acres or larger,
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