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Experiment to find out drainage of water through types of soil

Equal volume of measured water was poured in each funnel. After

sometime, water was collected in each jar.

Observation

More water was collected in a jar containing sand soil followed by the

jar containing loam soil and least water in the jar containing clay soil.

Conclusion

Sand soil is more permeable than the loam and clay soil.

Soil Conservation

Soils are under threat in many ways, from poor farming prac-

tices, use of chemicals during agricultural practices, soil ero-

sion, and pollution and so on.