TABLE 1.

Soil and manure characteristics prior to inoculation, rainfall, and leaching

Soil or manure	Bulk density (g/cm3)	Pore density (g/cm3)	% Solids	Pore space (%)	% Organic mattera	% Sandb	% Siltb	% Clayb	NO3 content (μg/g)	NH4 content (μg/g)	PO4 content (μg/g)	Total organic carbon content (μg/g)
Dairy manure	NDc	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	0.98	11.90	34.05	2.21
Sandy loam	1.08	2.36	45.90	54.10	2.33	69.30	9.32	21.38	8.43	1.34	0.69	1.42
Silt loam	0.86	1.98	43.48	56.52	4.45	19.53	53.14	27.33	22.19	1.53	1.22	1.26
Clay loam	1.08	2.34	46.10	53.90	2.86	27.85	41.31	21.49	21.49	4.23	2.85	1.10

^aDetermined by the oven method. 

^bSand, silt, and clay contents were determined by the hydrometer method after oxidation with H₂O₂; this and other soil analysis methods used are described in Methods of Soil Analysis (19). 

^cND, not done or not applicable.