o Clear the vegetation from the sampling spot and make a vertical cut 5 cm for posture crops and 15-25cm for crop land.
o Take a slice from the vertical cut using a spade or soil anger.
o The soil is put in a clean polythene bag/suitable container.
o The above steps are repeated in different spots.
o Thoroughly mix soil from the different spots, dry it and crash.
o A sub –sample is then taken to and sent to the laboratory for testing and sent to the laboratory for testing
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