Soil Test Order Form
Fill in the form below, print and then mail it, along with samples and payment to:
Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Laboratory, West Experiment Station
682 North Pleasant Street • University of Massachusetts • Amherst, MA 01003
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Method of receiving results. (choose one or include a $2.00 fee for additional format)
Recommendation Codes
| Home Landscape | Commercial Grower - Ornamentals | Commercial Grower - Vegetables | |||
| Crop | Code | Crop | Code | Crop | Code |
| Vegetable | HV | Commercial Turf | HEL | Asparagus | VAS |
| Flowers & Herbs | HF | Organic Turf | HOL | Beets, Swiss Chard | VBE |
| Existing Lawn | HEL | Golf Greens & Tees | GG | Cauliflower, Cabbage | VCO |
| New Lawn (unplanted) | HNL | Christmas Trees | CT | Carrots, Parsnip | VCA |
| Needleleaf Trees & Shrubs | HN | Celery | VCE | ||
| Deciduous Trees & Shrubs | HD | Commercial Grower - Field Crops |
Cucumbers, Melons | VCU | |
| Acid-loving Trees & Shrubs | HA | Crop | Code | Eggplant | VEG |
| Strawberries | HS | Alfalfa | ALM | Gourds (ornamental) | VGO |
| Blueberries | HB | Field Corn | SCM | Lettuce, Endive, Escarole | VLE |
| Raspberries | HR | Hay & Pasture | HPM | Onions, Leeks | VON |
| Grapes | HG | Peas | VPE | ||
| Peppers | VPP | ||||
| Grower - Fruit | Potatoes | VPO | |||
| Crop | Code | Pumpkins, Squash | VPU | ||
| Tree Fruit | TF | Radishes | VRA | ||
| Blueberries | FBL | Rutabagas, Turnips | VTU | ||
| Brambles | FBR | Snap Beans | VSB | ||
| Cranberries | FCR | Sweet Corn | VSW | ||
| Grapes | FGR | Spinach | VSP | ||
| Strawberries | FST | Tomatoes | VTO | ||
| List Micronutrients | R1 | ||||
| Other (explain) | OT | ||||
Soil Test Types & Price List (2010-2011)
| B. Standard Soil Test | $10.00 |
| Provides pH, Buffer pH, Extractable Nutrients, Extractable Heavy Metals (e.g.. Lead), Cation Exchange Capacity, and Percent Base Saturation . Recommendations for nutrient and pH adjustment are included with results. | |
| C. Standard Soil Test w/ Organic Matter (Test B is included in Test C) | $15.00 |
| Same as Standard Soil Test plus a determination and interpretation of the Percent Organic Matter in the soil sample. | |
| D. Soil Texture (only) | $70.00 |
| Provides a determination of the USDA Textural Classification by combined Hydrometer Analysis of silts and clays and Dry Sieving of sands. Results presented in tabular format. This test does not include the Standard Soil Test. | |
| Soil Texture for Determination of Title V Sand |
$80.00 |
| Soil Texture w/ Graphical Representation | $80.00 |
| Same as Soil Texture with the addition of a Grain Size Distribution Curve. | |
| E. Soluble Salts | $5.00 |
| Provides a measure of Electrical Conductivity of a 1:2 (soil:water) extract. | |
For a complete listing of Testing Services for Soils, as well as those for Plant Tissue, Composts, and Fertilizers, visit Soil Lab Services
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