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This soil profile was submitted by the students at Kintampo Secondary School Kintampo, B/A, Ghana.
Site 5
| Horizon # | Top | Bottom | color 1 | Color 2 | Structure | Consistence | Moisture | Texture | Rock | Root | Carbonates | pH | pH Method | Bulk Density Method | Nitrate Nitrogen | Phosphorus | Potassium | % Sand (USDA) | % Sand (IUSS) | % Silt (USDA) | % Silt (IUSS) | % Clay | Particle Size Distribution |
| 1 | 0.0 | 17.0 | Unchecked | Unchecked | Prismatic | Friable | Moist | Sandy Clay | None | Many | None | 6.0 | pH Pen | Unchecked | Medium | High | High | 75.5 | 84.1 | 20.2 | 11.6 | 4.3 | Loamy Sand |
| 2 | 17.0 | 28.0 | Unchecked | Unchecked | Granular | Friable | Moist | Clay Loam | None | Many | None | 6.0 | pH Pen | Unchecked | Medium | High | High | 59.6 | 64.5 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 32.6 | Sandy clay Loam |
| 3 | 28.0 | 76.0 | Unchecked | Unchecked | Platy | Friable | Dry | Clay Loam | None | Many | None | 5.0 | pH Pen | Unchecked | Low | High | High | 57.0 | 63.9 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 31.3 | Sandy clay Loam |
| 4 | 76.0 | 100.0 | Unchecked | Unchecked | Blocky | Friable | Dry | Clay Loam | None | Few | None | 5.0 | pH Pen | Unchecked | Low | High | High | 65.1 | 68.3 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 27.3 | Sandy clay Loam |
Site 4
| # | Top | Bottom | color 1 | Color 2 | Structure | Consistence | Moisture | Texture | Rock | Root | Carbonates | pH | pH Method | Bulk Density Method | Nitrate Nitrogen | Phosphorus | Potassium | % Sand (USDA) | % Sand (IUSS) | % Silt (USDA) | % Silt (IUSS) | % Clay | Particle Size Distribution |
| 1 | 0 | 30 | unchecked | unchecked | Granular | Friable | Moist | Unchecked | None | Few | None | 6.0 | pH Paper | Unchecked | Medium | High | High | 63.8 | 69.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 27.4 | Sandy Clay Loam |
| 2 | 30 | 62 | unchecked | unchecked | Blocky | Friable | Moist | Unchecked | None | None | None | 5.7 | pH Paper | Unchecked | Low | Medium | High | 65.1 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | Sandy Clay Loam |
| 3 | 62 | 100 | unchecked | unchecked | Granular | Friable | Moist | Sandy Clay | None | None | None | 6.0 | pH Paper | Unchecked | Low | High | Medium | 65.1 | 68.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 27.3 | Sandy Clay Loam |
Site 6