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Soil that contains a lot of silt is called silty soil. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
For silty clays, it may be 0.2 to 0.5 cm/hr or less. From Wordnik.com. [1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation] Reference
These soils are predominantly loams and silty loams. From Wordnik.com. [Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ohio] Reference
A shout rings out and into the silty red river I dive. From Wordnik.com. [Matamoros Banks] Reference
Palm Trees, Yam and Cassava grow well in silty soils. From Wordnik.com. [4.1 What is soil?] Reference
That's fine, silty mud ... at least in South Carolina. From Wordnik.com. [In Search Of Pluff] Reference
Soils are shallow and types range from clayey to silty. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference
It may fail in silty or clay soils and in waterlogged sites. From Wordnik.com. [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference
This risk frequently occurs in cohesive clay or silty soils. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Then we talk about sandy soils and silty soils and clay soils. From Wordnik.com. [fishbuttocks Diary Entry] Reference
In clay soils the water rises more quickly than in silty soils. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
This problem, called frost heave, occurs mainly in silty soils. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
However, better-drained loamy, silty, and sandy soils also occur. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Kentucky (EPA)] Reference
Compact silty loam, compact silty clay loam and non-expansive clay. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Soils are usually alluvial and vary from silty loams to sands to gravels. From Wordnik.com. [6. Best-Known Species] Reference
Thus water does not go through so easily; silty soils do not dry quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Soils are deep, silty and clayey alluvium and support extensive cropland. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Iowa and Missouri (EPA)] Reference
She winked, took a swig of the silty-looking coffee, and didn't even flinch. From Wordnik.com. [While Other People Sleep]
The river has gone silty, with shallows growing where they never were before. From Wordnik.com. [Shaman's Crossing]
Caution is called for, however, in the case of alluvial and wet, silty soils. From Wordnik.com. [3. The agricultural setting] Reference
A silty soil still feels slightly rough, but has moderate cohesion when moist. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Intermittent and ephemeral streams are common and have silty or sandy bottoms. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Kentucky (EPA)] Reference
A light to heavy silty loam, underlaid by a silty clay loam, is considered best. From Wordnik.com. [Apple Growing] Reference
Soils are predominantly silty or clayey, formed from glaciolacustrine sediments. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference
The deep silty and clayey alluvial soils support extensive cropland agriculture. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Iowa and Missouri (EPA)] Reference
The soil was a silty loam with a pH of 7.1 and an organic matter content of 1.3%. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
· If it can be crushed to a powder with a little effort, it is a silty or sandy clay. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Deep, sandy and silty, moderately to poorly drained alluvium covers the river valleys. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Iowa and Missouri (EPA)] Reference
Former rice field marshes along Winyah Bay are edged with "Levy silty clay loam" soils. From Wordnik.com. [North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina] Reference
The surface soils are saline-alkaline, underlain by unripe near-impermeable silty clays. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Clays and silty clays are excellent for this purpose; sandy clays are usually satisfactory. From Wordnik.com. [1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation] Reference
The bluff hills in the western portion contain soils that are deep, steep, silty, and erosive. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference
Soils are generally silty and loamy and in Wyoming they are similar to soils in Ecoregion 25c. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference
It is always found in silty clay that cracks deeply when dry and is subjected to sporadic flooding. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
By rubbing some of this between the fingers, both dry and wet, one can get a fair idea of how a silty soil should feel. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
The river, when the Merrill party came, was found usually in a deep gully, in places twenty feet below the surface of the silty ground. From Wordnik.com. [Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert] Reference
He looked for rusty pans and spoons, but besides waterlogged stone foundations (the ghosts of old shacks) all he found was more silty gold. From Wordnik.com. [Flash Wk 4: Cartography] Reference
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