PROCEDURES OF SOIL SAMPLING

• Obtain clean and complete equipments to use
• Determine the area to be sampled so as to know how many samples to take i.e. (field should not exceed 5 ha of land).
• Choose the method that will be used to collect samples

• Choose the sites from which the samples will be collected
• Clear all surface vegetation at the selected sites to exclude plant material which is found of decomposing
• Collect the samples from a depth of about 15 cm
• Add all samples from specific depth to make a composite sample
• Thoroughly mix the composite samples by breaking the big clods into small particles.
• Make 2 labels for each representative sample with the following information; Person taking the sample and Address, Areas sampled, Field Number, Equipment used, Date of sampling, Purpose of sampling, Depth of sampling

• Take the samples to the lab and all dry them
• Carry out the intended analysis and record outcomes

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