Title: Agricultural Service Laboratory Clemson University
1 Agricultural Service LaboratoryClemson
University
- http//www.clemson.edu/agsrvlb
2Death Valley
3Main Campus
4Tiger Paw Golf Green
51980 - 2008
6Analytical Services
- Soil Testing
- Feed and Forage Analyses
- Plant Tissue Analyses
- Irrigation Water Analyses
- Animal Waste Analyses
- Compost Analyses
7Soil Testing Analyses
- Routine Minerals
- Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc,
Manganese, Copper, Boron, and Sodium - pH
- Organic Matter
- Nitrate Nitrogen
- Soluble Salts
- Sulfur
8Yearly Soil Totals
92007 Total Monthly Soil Samples
10Receiving Soil Samples
11Soil Bag Top Chopper
12Drying Soil Samples
13Grinding Soil Samples 10 mesh screen
14Checking In Soil Samples
15Scooping Soil for Mineral Analysis
16Adding Mehlich 1 Extracting Solution to Soil
Samples
17Shaker
18Filtering Soil Samples
19Pouring Extracts for ICP Analysis
20ICP for Mineral Analysis
21Argon Manifold for ICP
22Scooping Soil Samples for pH
23Adding Water to Soil Samples for pH
24Soil pH Analyser
25Moore-Sikora Buffer and Syringe Pump
26Lime Recommendation Chart
27Nitrate Analyzer for Soil and Water
28Scooping Soil for Nitrates
29Adding 0.04 M (NH4)2SO4 to Soil for Nitrates
30Filtering Soil for Nitrates
31LOI
32Soil Sample Storage
33Feed and Forage Analyses
- Protein
- Minerals
- Ash
- Nitrate Nitrogen
- Fat
- Acid Detergent Fiber
- Neutral Detergent Fiber
- Bound Protein
- Soluble Sodium and Chloride
- Soluble Protein
- pH on Silages
- Dry Matter
34Receiving Feed and Forage Samples
35Drying Oven for Feed and Forage60 degrees C
36Feed and Forage Grinder
37Weighing Feed and Plant Tissue Samples
38Hood for Wet Ash Digestion
39ICP for Mineral AnalysisPlant, Feed, Manure,and
Compost
40Combustion Analyzer for Nitrogen
41Ankom for ADF and NDF in Feed and Forage
42Soxhlet Extractors using Hexane for Percent Fat
in Feed and Forage
43Kjeldahl Distillation Unit for Bound Protein and
Soluble Protein
44Nitrate Meter for Feed and Forage, Plant Tissue,
and Animal Waste
45Plant Tissue Analyses
- Routine Minerals
- Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc,
Copper, Manganese, Iron, and Sulfur - Nitrogen
- Nitrate Nitrogen
- Chloride
- Boron and Aluminum
46Logging in Plant Tissue Samples
47Drying Plant Tissue at 80 Degress C and Grinding
48Animal Waste Analyses
- Moisture
- Organic Nitrogen
- Ammonium Nitrogen
- Minerals phosphorus, potassium, calcium,
magnesium, sulfur, zinc, copper, manganese, and
sodium - Nitrate Nitrogen
- Arsenic
- Calcium Carbonate Equivalency
- pH
- Soluble Phosphorus
49Hood for Handling and Logging in Fresh Samples
50Drying Ovens for Animal Waste80 degrees C
51Weighing Animal Waste Samples
52Manure Grinding
53Animal Waste Samples Shaking with 2 M KCl for
Ammonium Nitrogen
54Steam Distillation and Titration for Ammonium
Nitrogen in Animal Waste
55Weighing Animal Waste
56Irrigation Water Analyses
- Routine Minerals
- Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium,
Manganese, Copper, Iron, Sodium, Boron, and
Sulfur - Electrical Conductivity
- pH
- Nitrate Nitrogen
- Alkalinity
- Chloride
57Logging in Irrigation Water Samples
58Inductively Coupled Plasma for Mineral Analysis
59pH meter
60Electrical Conductivity Irrigation Water
61Titration for Alkalinity Irrigation Water
62Compost Analyses
- Standard test
- Moisture, Nitrogen, Carbon, pH, Organic Matter,
and Soluble Salts - Special test
- Standard plus Ammonium Nitrogen, Phosphorus,
Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Zinc,
Copper, Manganese, Iron, and Sodium - Bulk Density
- Nitrate Nitrogen
63Carbon and Nitrogen Combustion
64Yearly Plant, Feed, Water, Waste and Other
Analysis Totals
65Office and Accounting
66Data Processing
67Web Reporting
- Receive an email notification telling you when
the results have been posted to the web - Click direct link to report or Logon to report
distribution web site with email address and
password - Search for soil or other test reports
- Soil results can be downloaded into a comma
delimited file
68Contact Information
- http//www.clemson.edu/agsrvlb
- 864-656-2068
- Kathy Moore
69The End