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Liquid Equivalents
1 ft3 of water = 7.5 gal = 62.4 lbs. = 28.3 liters 1 acre-inch of water = 27,154 gal = 3630 ft3
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1 liter (l) = 2.113 pts. = 1000 ml = 1.057 qts. = 33.8 fl.oz. = 0.26 gal = 0.0001 m = 1,000 cm3
1 US gallon=4 qt.=8 pt. = 16 cups = 128 fl.oz. = 8.337 lbs of water = 3.785 L = 3785 ml = 231 in3 = 256 tbsp. = 0.1337 ft3
1 quart = 0.9463 liters = 2 pt. = 32 fl. oz. = 4 cups = 64 tablespoons (tbsp.)=57.75 in3 = 0.25 gal = 946.4 ml
1 pint = 16 fl. oz. = 2 cups = 473.2 ml = 32 level tablespoons = 0.125 gal = 0.5 qt 1 cup = 8 fl. oz. = ½ pt. = 16 tablespoons = 236.6 ml
1 tablespoon = 14.8 ml = 3 teaspoons (tsp.) = 0.5 fl.oz. 1 milliliter (ml) = 1 cm3 = 0.034 fl.oz. = 0.002 pts
1 US fluid ounce = 29.57 ml = 2 tablespoons = 6 tsp. = 0.03125 qt 1 teaspoon = 4.93 ml = 0.1667 fl. oz. = 80 drops
Length Equivalents
centimeter (cm) = 0.3937 inch = 0.01 m = 0.03281 ft. meter (m) = 3.28 feet = 39.4 inches = 100 cm = 1.094 yds = 1000 mm
kilometer = 0.621 statute mile = 1000 meters = 100,000 cm = 3281 ft = 39,370 in.
inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm = 0.0254 m = 0.08333 ft. foot = 0.3048 meters = 30.48 cm = 12 inches
yard = 0.9144 meters = 3 feet = 36 inches = 91.44 cm statute mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 1.61 kilometers = 1609 meters
Weight Equivalents
1 ton (US) = 2000 lb = 0.907 metric tons = 907.2 kg 1 metric ton = 106 g = 1000 kg = 2205 lb
1 lb = 16 oz = 453.6 grams (g) = 0.4536 kg 1 oz (weight) = 28.35 g = 0.0625 lb
1 gram = 1000 mg = 0.0353 oz = 0.001 kg = 0.002205 lb milligrams (mg) = 0.001 grams
1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams = 35.3 oz = 2.205 lbs microgram (µ g) = 10-6 grams = 0.001 mg
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nanogram (ng) = 10 grams = 0.001 micrograms (:g) picogram = 10-12 grams
1 ppm = 0.0001% = 1 mg/kg = 1 mg/L = 1 µ g/g = 1µl/l = 1µg/mL = 0.379 g in 100 gal water = 8.34 x 10-6 lb/gal = 0.013 fl oz in 100 gal
10 ppm = 0.001% = 10 mg/L 100 ppm = 0.01% = 100 mg/L 1000 ppm = 1 mg/g = 0.1% = 1000 mg/L
1 ppb = 1 µg/kg = 1 µg/L = 1 ng/mL = 1 ng/1,000,000,000 1 ppt = 1 picogram/g
1% = 10,000 ppm = 10g/L = 1g/100ml = 10g/kg = 1.33 oz by weight/gal water = 8.34 lbs/100 gal water
1% (v/v) = 1.28 fl.oz./gal = 1 gal/100 gal
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Approximate Organic Materials for six inch depth per 1,000 sq.ft. (variance in volume of organic materials used may occur).
Desired Organic Materialo Volume in Mix Approximate thickness applied to soil surfaces Organic Material Needed (cu. yd.)
(%) (inches) per 1,000 sq.ft.
5 0.33 1.0
10 0.67 2.0
15 1.00 3.0
20 1.33 4.0
25 1.67 5.0
30 2.00 6.0
Example: If 10% organic materials is to be incorporated into the top 6-inches of a 1,000 sq.ft. area. From the chart below: the organic material is applied to a depth of 0.67 inches and 2.0 cu. yds. will
be needed.
P2 O 5 0.437 P
K2O 0.830 K
CaO 0.715 Ca
MgO 0.602 Mg
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meq Ca /100 g soil 400 lbs Ca per acre furrow slice
meq Na+/100 g soil 460 lbs Na+ per acre furrow slice
meq Mg+2/100 g soil 109 lbs Mg+2 per acre furrow slice
meq Fe+3/100 g soil 372 lbs Fe+3 per acre furrow slice
meq Zn+2/100 g soil 654 lbs Zn+2 per acre furrow slice
meq Al+3/100 g soil 180 lbs Al+3 per acre furrow slice
meq Ca+2/100 g soil 9.2 lbs Ca+2 per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
meq Na+/100 g soil 10.6 lbs Na+ per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
meq Mg+2/100 g soil 2.5 lbs Mg+2 per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
meq Fe+3/100 g soil 8.5 lbs Fe+3 per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
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meq H+/100 g soil 0.46 lbs H+ per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
meq Al+3/100 g soil 4.1 lbs Al+3 per 1,000 sq.ft. furrow slice
Slopes
10% = 6Ε = 10:1 33% = 18Ε = 3:1