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Soil Analysis Service
Soil sampling is one of the simplest land management tools available to today's grower. The science behind soil analysis establishes a baseline inventory of soil composition. Using the information that soil sampling provides to manipulate soil composition is what fertility is all about. Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc. combines the best in equipment, personnel, experience and reputation to provide testing results you can trust. And...with our FastBack 24-48 Hour Turnaround Times, waiting weeks for those results is a thing of the past.ROUTINE TEST 1: Available Phosphorus, Exchangeable Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium and Hydrogen, Soil pH (Water and Buffer), Cation Exchange Capacity, and Percent Base Saturation of Cation Elements. PLUS ANY TWO OF: ZINC, MANGANESE, IRON, BORON, OR COPPER.
BASIC TEST 2: Available Phosphorus, Exchangeable Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium and Hydrogen, Soil pH (Water and Buffer), Cation Exchange Capacity, and Percent Base Saturation of Cation 
Elements.
BASIC TEST 3: Available Phosphorus, Exchangeable Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, and Hydrogen, Soil pH (Water and Buffer), Cation Exchange Capacity, and Percent Base Saturation of Cation Elements. PLUS: ZINC, MANGANESE, IRON, COPPER, and BORON
BASIC TEST 4: Available Phosphorus, Exchangeable Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, and Hydrogen Soil pH (Water and Buffer) ,Cation Exchange Capacity, and Percent Base Saturation of Cation Elements. PLUS SULFATE SULFUR, BORON, ZINC, MANGANESE, IRON, AND COPPER
Individual analysis can be done on any of the above referenced elements as well as... Aluminum, Sodium, Molybdenum, Cadmium, Chloride, Nickel, Lead, Nitrate Nitrogen, and Heavy Metals.
Also Available:
- Organic Matter (Acid Digestion)
- Soil Texture (%Sand, %Silt, %Clay, and Soil Classification)
- Silica (SiO2)