271 (Girl Scouts) Texture Analysis Results 2001 UNIVERSITY of
MASSACHUSETTS
UMASS. UMass Extension
Customer Name:
Agroecologv Program
Soil and Plant Tissue
Testing Laboratory
West Experiment Station
Box 38010
Amherst, MA 01003-8010
413.545.2311
413.545.1931 Fax
htt p://www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest
TEXTURAL ANALYSIS RESULTS
A.F. Sheehan Associates, Inc.
Robert Sheehan, Jr.
146 Taylor Street/Parish Hill
Granby, MA 01033
Sample ID: Bag 645925
Customer Designation: Edward Ansanitis
Percentages based on less than 2 mm fraction
Fraction Percent
Sand 76.9
Silt 20.2
Clay 2.9
100.0
Sand Subfractions Silt subfractions
Very Coarse 11.3 Coarse 10.3
Coarse 13.3 Medium 7.5
Medium 15.3 Fine 2.3
Fine 23.6
Very Fine 13.4 20.2
76.9
Under USDA criteria this sample classifies as a loamy sand.
Classification is based on particles that are sand size and finer
(i.e. less than 2 millimeters in diameter) . Those particles
greater than 2 mm are included in the textural name as a modifier
(ex. gravelly) . The sample submitted contained 19.2 % gravel on a
weight basis. Any questions pertaining to these results may be asked
by calling the Soil Testing Lab.
This soil material classifies as a CLASS I soil under Title V. Effluent loading Rates range
from 0.66 to 0.74 gpd/sq ft.; Perc. Rates assigned values 8 minutes/inch or less.
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Northampton, MA
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