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Day, Robert W.

Soil testing manual / by Robert W. Day.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.

1. Soils Testing Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Soils Sampling Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.
TA710.5.D29 2001
624.1 ?514 dc21

00-060937

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