procedure

• Rub small quantity of dry soil on palm to feel its texture.
• Moisten the soil and rub again.

interpretation

• Soil that feels course when dry but sticky when wet contains lumps of clay.
• Soil that feels course when dry but gritty when wet contains sand.
• Soil that feels course when dry but little gritty when wet contains silt.
• If the wet soil gives off musty smell then it contains organic matter.