Soil Test Price List

Below are the tests and costs associated available through our office. For more specialized tests and information, please visit the Soil Testing Lab's website.

KSU Soil Testing Lab

Farmer and Gardener Soil Price List

Packages Tests Included Price
Package #1 pH, buffer pH, P, K $13.00
Package #2 pH, buffer pH, P, K, OM, Zn $21.00
Package #3 pH, buffer pH, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, CEC $17.00
Gardener's Package pH, buffer pH, P, K, OM, NO3 $20.00
Profile Package NO3, S, Cl (0-24" sample strongly reccomended) $16.00
Salt Alkali Package pH, Electrical Conductivity, soluable Na, exch. Na, exch. Na % $23.00
Diagnostic Fertility Package pH, buffer pH, OM, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, CEC, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, exchange Al $35.00
Soil Charactarization Package % Sand, % Silt, % Clay, OM, CEC, EC, pH, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na $46.00

Note: The above packages include a sample preparation fee of $1.75

Individual Elements/Tests

Soil Preparation Drying, Grinding, sieving soil $2.00
pH 1:1 (soil:water) $3.00
Phosphorus Mehlich-3 (recommended) $3.00
Phosphorus Oslen (Bicarb) $3.00
Phosphorus Bray-1 $3.00
Single Cation K, Ca, Mg, or Na $3.00
All Cations K, Ca, Mg, and Na $7.00
Single DTPA extraction Fe, Zn, Cu, or Mn $4.00
All DTPA metals Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn $7.00
1st KCl extraction (choose 1) NO3 or NH4 $3.00
Additional KCl NO3 or NH4 $4.00
Electrical Conductivity Paste Extract $10.00
Texture (particle size) Hydrometer $17.00
Cation Exchange Capacity Summation $9.00
Chloride Calcium Nitrate Extraction $4.00
Sulfate-Sulfur Calcium Phosphahte Extraction $5.00
Organic Matter Loss on Ignition $4.00
Soil Carbonate Manometer $9.00
1st Heavy Metal Pb, As, Cd, or Cr $14.00
Additional Heavy Metal Pb, As, Cd, or Cr $2.00
Aluminum 1 N KCl $7.00