Mr. A. W. Skuderna, American Beet Sugar Company, Rocky Ford, Colorado

.TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Public Roads

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IN~J'O~, D. ,C. u OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Mr. A. '"J. Sku.de rna.

A;nerican Beet .,uga-r OomrJS.ny

Roolcy' Ford, Colo ra.do I

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t ltf.!n near th , t r ' s ed s of uniform texture. and o£ dark oolor to d th

ot 30 inohe • his Sc:: rrnle fine aa. d oo :t a 1nin o. ta.ir rcent of i 1 t.

.-vond. ivel"- d tr.at rial. '.Phis rn le as take trom a s db :r o the

north side of t rkan s P.iv r at point ab ut 300 teet east of th eoncr t arcb brl dge, just north or to,vn.

De th 0 to 12 1ne a, s d n silt

12 to 30 1 hes, ooarser s nd.

iv :!'-bed 3.t rlo.l. Tbi

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the Ar ea.s JUv r, about 160 teet w at of the n .steel hlghvray brid

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this point co s14 rable vel exist •

fro · ti su .rtaoe t rial.

th 0 to 16 1nob.-,"', ti. lt and mad,

16 t 30 ch

LW!!ar 1v~r-b " nn t r a.l. Thl. s a!I!Ol

mol. ta'ken as fin 11 sel ct d

s d 1x d ith dan-col rr d.

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d vel.

s t 1c n t a -point about 5 · 0 feet

ea t of th hi hW br1d ao o s th s.u s s 1Te •

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wberc t e 81!:'0 tr• a t ken was about centr· 1 1 the 1 er-b d, d fr general a,...

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$ 8 d to be bout n c n 1 1 _• 0 ot

to

d .. t . itle oond1t1 ona und rnea.th h surface. ter1 l a exeav ·ted to e h

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out-lcl .. t w $ 26 iro in th 1/4 1 ch 1 rod

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t to outsi edge. he 1n ide 1oh t ria1

und r t t, s 24 1 he in di 4et r d 29 ino s oo.nd h e t

of' thi 1. aid t e rivet d 3/16 b~ 1 by '1 1 iron, m:rr t t)1

t):M>p diattJet r. The t flu t to ot ttmk. di

t-rioa.lly o it t

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litt!n t1s1ns1d t nk.

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t1 st t st for 1 d • both in id an outside vy coatin of asrbalt roofi 1'1 t. e t t t

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i t ia.l 11 cu d. d. h l'O 1 ht 11 e. t'll ch a d t th t n id tn • d in th 1 side t of t r s u d in t lob ,. ld _{roxi te} ut 2-1 c 1i1ten 1 b l i ould rox-1 th r _, l ti v o r j lli t 1 urt. oe of th tf st t ri ls - 5 -h1n ~ te 1 1 ineh

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s t ov

oil.

·ne :ral arra:r~erren t ·1, which a t

f e a par at ion t a.11ks 1 t ~!~s tter on Hollo J e vy a. obe

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a.. inl the test soil tl e . rbr. t.

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tba t ere mount d on me ~18. . " ov r s t t t 1t •

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t .. 1 sid a r S. rt1o 1 1 o od• could b

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~ ra. toh ·t utmro 11 ~ ole. ( ig. l).

v rt1 a..~l iron

oas,

ook o ottt d of t 1 t i tl1 th e so 1 1 co ld b raised free nd u on co t· n by hav ng ' t 0 t d . a 11 a:r..xxlli a.ry t b na 9 incs~s e t co t :m ss ho lly ov e ter of th floa st . in i t corr 1 t e c t i t cover i 1 i.on. k it d by t 11 m: 11 t r o unvorte l'!'ft

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sell the 1 ~0 d th oul d ~: th th n f til r tc t jac th t n. erlg of lu~ o tsi ta .•

h i l t ll • t t on, sld Thi 111 ry t 1 lo t eo~ .r to thi fac ~. th t st 1 •. ovi rde Tl 1 i

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1 s eo . _ ct d t o 1 ohe 1n pport sm 11 t LI.i ov a. r oa.l n~. . .rti-ol t fi:ait • TX>Si io of t cent r of so 1 ta w

cree

11 tl r 1 r nd 13 in 1 . e to

or

t e er 1 1 s o· h o · ux111 t

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ort et a. out - ct ·on o t 1e th c r s rv 1

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l-inch 1no:r.~. below th t k

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th t to th ., r t o • of the 1 t 11 • 11. d in th o nter of the t t

fte:r th equi e t been in t lled d. t o11 'P c d 1 n t e t t · ter s t .. n dd to th outs!.d.e tan until t e d to the .,. OUll

lin • t this int tb et o 1tion f th to d of t t r.: toed on the urf e oont 1ni g t guides. as menti o d bove. .is 'P int 1, 1r:;porta.

& it 1nd1 t .s t e b sic ount of ter 1 the out i tan t

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Nex , the i s1d.e tank Vlith 1 t lo· d. of soil ~aised 1/2 1nch, 1hieh . v

lac t ot t flo t o bo is oint

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:f'ully rk •

'lhe sett1 tor eaoh t of t k r thu ar d.

re 1a t d to th . t 1 e oints, in ord r t t r 1

11 tut11re7

i co . r1so 0 .. sibl •

h litti ttec is bu lt on th f th a 1 a, t t r 1th t t rt ~ o 1 iron boo 1 uo d t 11tt the oil n, !t ·111 b ob--serv d la.t t t t 1 tar tv o djtl t nt of sc e •

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•ari tlo uld in o vi tl te the re ulta,

th. f1 1 t! on • p

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9 0 d u r e di t erenc

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tter t r ti 'tl ed tor tb tar i ..:. of th~

1t tho t a4v1 bl to ke 1 hi r ctieall nnt 1 tra · r 1 a

ttle e d1ti on v led. ter, th erval 1 i d to eri ods of on we

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'ith the t 26th. all

• durin t mrn 1 nour • her t11 .- 0 t

40 inute • Bet en _{' t} latlo rolle

ex-t of e t c sho F • 1. et o ei ~1

o loa exa -ti o n d t e :Ltd t s th' t each d. 1 float o1 t. If the float i di at d t los tr utsi4 t oc :nr:red etv 1 nl s, du to va.no~tion. te as t ed th he s 11 auxiliary fll."'at well to oorr et t e flo t level. 'iter th flo ts

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---had all. b.er eheo.ed

e .1 te ~01 t .. oh ~· .n; t

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.e t o i t1 ., be of ratchet a •

suff , ~ ..

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the oo'Td o t · 1 1 e, o-- o 11

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tn

, rai a- oll tan1t 11 o-h oaus e th .. rl t

of th 11-ttin Ja.o. tr10- to t:lnd of flo t stet! could 'be nade to l'taOtl~ e 1 . aid rl h the ~ dex "P 1nt, Ut d .. r- t d s eo di t itn , t

a m -. b 1 nee ~ ~ WtOtU~t note • T 1 ~1 i rut tJOn ti tuC d t f~ 1

of tJ nree 1 t·n the 1n1 ti a.l

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1 l d o v r t h t n. sueo d t_. •spect to t '• u d.

f ·11 ~ '«'&$

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d t r M ~ 11 ar;d each 1 1 d

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t .tc. a~t ·' th 160 ·

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t i :r t e tP.'h :t:n, .. t ~-:1 s j1 :r of 'Vl sca.le oil auk, it ill , d bl

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of th(3

to

al t '011 in o t lbs t 1 ht. a.a.co t ·

OifS'h1 nr·, i nolnd In~ th .

n the -platrorr:;· of he

ater ~s re 1r d y the

s na o t. t t 1 "' t r

r t on loaaes.

t

of wa. t.,r 1! d tCI t 1 d.ed to he

~. 1i1 'hf: :xt tol owinf' Sgh o thfl not 1 t

f y ~ti 1 a •

tr o'" . t,..o. t'b1s ·total ~'ill p;ive

the 1018 by evaro:r: ... tton

~er4t ~ rae tical ·r.s at hand to t rr·" t 1 e

n r

d th r to

8.

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tn s l · nt 1o 'by • ·-nd it r1 t bu:r in th~ soil ta !!f. $

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Aft r th

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t 1 , to t o :r-a tio-c tS or 1 r o t 1 f· s oi r f ee. ~ , 11b 11 rovt

r all complet • t t

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ol" wel .ht o~ 1~.ft 1 ~

t a. ~1v 11~ the tabl .s 1 to tneludes the

t o ·.r tb e so 11 oun for the buoyed o anr11t i o • Th . aotu 1 ei~t of the ao1l sarr-t tken f'rm. th4J tiel< , but 1s calaul&t to '. about 760

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l hl t re 1 t of th stud!e o th various

rf r. ~ ~at r!als d soils, A. reoord

a th. observa..t1one. but t.r1 the tablf;>s the rre· n tin:~ 1 g~ven. Th d tb of ~. er

tabl • 1 ioo .s, ca~ f 111 !e&.su.~d. frEl Of· deut'h so le f'ro. t e t

.,

f

-the tub to the

fre

Vi:tlte uri": 1n ·tt .sore _i:r' und t ll c -r· eoted b

til ount th of the tub ~~as a ova t .. e 011 sur tao _• T ~ eoo :rd 0 . d l'

tabl· ·aa di scon inued ft r tl , 1 tl: o.f ~.:~ ntet' er as v · n l1ttl a:r1et1o tn fhe dent

ed after tbil ti~e. The oss i ht 1 R 1 nM oat d a tht a · u t n

1~ ₀ t soil t tlk ·h .n th floa.t

ltd

X how th

ro

.r ·ole cy.

1:!he t r 1 dioa.t&s th-e 6} t f h. 11ft lJlft ntly built 0

t.c atfo of tb. This t t

tr

oul ~ v t.ne ti 1

net th l'liti l 1 ~t b S.ng tl'l . nrev1oua ei hi g plu th TrlOUDt

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ter

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a. t ·.\ dl i"ferenee 1n th ini t!al cmd final , ts won.ld.

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ooun

3 los

t•o:r 11 r

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T'l1e b: Si 0 f OO!t·J)U t tiotl is 0 ada of 2A 'hours f'l pr Cl d

to

t.h

thi dec1 1 ·pl oe. r 24 ou.r w r 4et ~ n b oo

1 ore!" tlt ot 2 feet in d1 nete:r

t

e1ve th p~ nd of at .r loot. there 62.5 l b . was taken s tte e1..,ht of one cubi f ot of wa.t r. Th£'8 1rst ~~x table& do no s o thG 1 sse oorr cted for :ra nta.ll.

... able '1 oo·nden e«l forn of the urevio t bl ... t OR'ftthe:r with reoo~~. of

min-f 11 ..,.o t n ,, _{iod ct th •} X rlm t, s. 0'11.1 1 c"he T'tLit 0 er 24

ours eorrec

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n late '- 0!1

It

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to·

Ob rv ,d in thi t at th a terao ollo

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he -:vy adobt> . •11, th

le at lo

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and the and. lo~ roil f'r~ th. e rlrre tal plots is the next hiih l:" tn ord r. 1'b river-be tnaterials sho t t not a g;reat _' di:t:te _. .oe exi ts

:n

the

~OOley r

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owever,

' ma ed ,. d etton 1 evident i

t TJ

4nimas

sarrole. mhi Is at ribute to th. fa t that greater -nortton of fin ~~ terials as 1 eluded i th

t

~ lr. s ssm 1 •

mto

had a ten ay t N uoe the w '!"lJ eva ro&~.ti on loss in Sl'lCh s. It is shown thttt the iook · i?ord .nd vond le

lea lost mo e tha 2 ucbe n r week &.a a reax1rr.urr • and fllso that the loss 1ft all le 4enr &sed 1th tbe dec a i tenperatur s ov r t £ -period.

~oint about 200 feet trom tn , 1 t

ot

the eva por1 ti o r). nts, but tt ' s t:h ut'ht adv1sab1 to deter

-t1on tanks to ,-et sorre 1 ea as to ··b t t'he actual rrGan terrf't'ra.tures re dorina- the perlod of the exr,eri.n .. nt"

I late 3 is bo the .ximum and ndrt!1Ur.r! nir tc :per-a tures i tbe li«ht f'Ull line, 11 t e a air t . t-ature 1 iv as the hea.v·r tnll 11 ... . The dotted lln s nd1eate t .tt n:axirmln:., minin::um nd ... ean tm ratu.re tb soil surf. oe. It ls to b o s rv d 1 t is t t the ral trend,

ot

oour e. is r ductio

in

te -per ture as t da:;a of the ~ ax- vt r.e growing sh orte,-.

· he tneteorologie"'l station ( seo ri • 4). wh icll as a1nta ined 1n r.o:nneoti on \Vi. th th~ aertoultural ex: ri or:entaJ. nlots, $ t a point about 4 mil ~est of the

1 ce wh re the vapo ration t st ere cond.uo ted. At this statiOD re:rtJ w..a.t.nta!n d a series t a.hr~~" ,h it the ·.orrct r .ivi ,_1• t e i 1 te . ra.tures at ept

6 , 12. 24, 35 and 66 inehe ,. th~se t b ! :r.ead bo tb rno ing and nL,h t -Plate IV sho s th tre~d of t soil t r tures at variou dept s ur tb

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-lod of t'he soil eva'J)Ol"· t1on ex .. rlr· nt • ~ t this eteor 1 1c 1 tat1on wa n~in-ta.tned th~ evapor ti on tan • 2 teet in di :rret ·1", Vibere data as aeeured el t ~ to

lo es trom a fr at r rt: oe.

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J~/tA.;f (Oil

t:k

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to 4.928~. t 1•

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a

tilt r d inoillerat d in a 1g ed

cao..

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d 1 th ₂

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percent of o lcul

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re lain c:n-uoibl • Tha di ffe nc in 1 ht 1 unt found, c 1-4.38~.

be filtrate! f th

exoe s barium and lso eo the removal of tbe a:J.loi _•

01- det 1n ion s tre t' the C(L little

~ h1s 5::8 filtered thru

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3-th ti ltrata and shi were e apo te to drrneas and treated VIi th conoent::ra.ted

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amo1nt o · o~ 1o matter oon i.n in he a.rrple. n'lh solution, .n 1 r, l'<J.t d in

rc lai di h. An addi ti 0 a.l trea t-r- nt ith ₀₃ n sary to obt in a hi

r sidu of Na and ablo:r.~ ido e. i:h di h \\Ia heat d to ne rly r d eat o drive

off th ~ H₄ s lts. The clis 00 led in the d asloator and w 1 d .• tbe d1

fer-nee in ight b 1g the e .lorides of a. d

x.

I 3 'DOt iwe to rate

t es so they _{r o loolat d a e.Cl = a2o~ ~"~~ ~~!_!;-~~~ ~}

roent , th lar st -port1on~so iun-.f T .

p

cent of a. and oxides

calculat fo to 31.64 •

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found

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~multi lied by th1 constant.

Alk§.Ji Soil

The trpl f all'" 11 oil s ta n r a pil of tbi rnaterial 1 f ov r

trom filling th vapo

tion

tank. Th o il

of

dirt had 11ttl

or

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t

tan _• he sa,n;n 1 · t n "'~ 18,

1925, oon 1 ti

ot

tbr e 11 quart ra. his al

o

round. t o e n

11ft!-oient in q ant1ty o" r tml t k later, June 16. 1925, d

e to

the tir

t.

The radical d t rmin

re

03,

ca.O.

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102, P2015 d 003 (~t.

Stat'i on),

a.

so B d K oxid

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'

na~ te tr:nl Of thf'i t r-solubl alta t ·ken for tl1 · Cl• 0 nd

co3

dete:. nation. p 00 ure

4-. :

s to t'h 'kind of salt ( o or.:mo1md ) , 1 is rather uno a )."Ita. it1 a. s to what they

are/' In tne ail a.lt oil the rava.1 t a.lt ~a "Ctldoubtedly Ca S04, th th rs a

probably aS04, a2S102 d K2

tq

_2and a_{2HP04 • al o} .aCl, OaC03. h ~~~~

the plot soil are vo t'fiilah

mor~

difficult to stir t

beo~

n e the

ner~ta

s are

. J\

$&4-lt

nearl · the ~e. H vc • tne most 11kely rev lent ~ 1s cac~. Tbe others

84, CaS04 , e and 1 (daubttul), Na3HP04a X2BP04, ~ (S04lstNa2and Ea(Sl02)

e1.

P1ot o11

$

4.928 6.750 0.611 6.830 28.856 3.785 4.386

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Cl u 0 Alk: 1! Soil

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