• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments

Part I. NCDA&CS's Approach to Soil Testing

• Volumetric Soil Testing
• The Soil Analysis
  • Soil Classification and Acidity
  • The Index Rating System: P, K, Mn, S, Zn & Cu
  • Nutrient Percentage Ratings: Ca & Mg
  • Special Cases: N, B & Soluble Salts
  • Sodium Level

• Lime
• Nitrogen
• Phosphate and Potash
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Zinc
• Copper
• Boron
• Sulfur

• Special Printout Groups
• $ Note: Secondary Nutrients and Micronutrients
• Note 1: Tobacco
• Note 2. (discontinued)
• Note 3: Field Crops
• Note 4: Lawns, Gardens and Ornamentals
• Note 5: Christmas Trees
• Note 6: Commercial Vegetable Crops
• Note 7: Tomatoes Grown under Plasticulture
• Note 8. (discontinued)
• Note 9: Soil Analysis of Growth Substrates for Greenhouse Crops
• Note 10. (discontinued)
• Note 11: Nursery Crops—Container and Field
• Note 12. Forage and Pasture Crops
• Note 13. (discontinued)
• Note 14: Golf and other Fine Turf
• Note 15: Pecans and Miscellaneous Nuts and Fruits
• Note 16: Apples
• Note 17: Peaches
• Note 18: Small Fruits
• Hydroseeded Areas
  
• Ponds
  
• Wildlife Food Plots

• Fertilizer Substitutions
• North Carolina Limestone Specifications
• Reference Tables