Re: How to find silt amount in sand on field?

Without a lot of hand calibration for field texturing, you will need to measure silt content with a hydrometer. Below are links to a how-to video on YouTube as well as links to the data entry forms and the methods book (SSIR 51).

Particle-Size Analysis by Hydrometer Video -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ik_VNz7xrU&feature=youtu.be

Hydrometer data entry forms -
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052921.xlsx

SSIR 51 -
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/PA_NRCSConsumption/download?cid=stelprdb1244466&ext=pdf