Abstracts of Recent Published Material on Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 17 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Abstracts of Recent Published Material on Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 17 (Classic Reprint) written by U. S. Agricultural Research Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abstracts of Recent Published Material on Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 17 The purpose of this report is to acquaint field workers in soil and water conserva tion research with the neutron method for measuring soil moisture. This is attempted here in simple terms, details of physical or mathematical nature being omitted. Furthermore, this report gives recommended equipment needs and suggestions for its use. Finally, a discussion of the advantages and limitations of the method is presented as well as pertinent information on precision and calibration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.