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Alan,
   I will tell you why I wouldnt use a university soil test.I cant speak to 
UC Davis directly but most seem to fall way too short for the way I look at 
the soil. They are mostly only interested in PH and NPK. I want to see the 
CA/Mag balance and base saturation. I realize some private soil analysis are 
much more expensive but the results pay for themselves.

Mark

>I'm curious why you'd go to private companies for this kind of analysis
>instead of using the facilities at UC Davis, which I'd guess would generally
>be significantly less expensive because they are subsidized by taxpayer
>money.