Cooperative Extension Service

Cooperative Extension Service

Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/STPAL

Soil Test and Plant Analysis Lab

Dept. of Agronomy and Environmental Management

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

(225)578-1261

GENERAL PUBLIC – SOIL TEST REQUEST FORM

Name:

Last First Middle Initial

Address: Telephone:

Street, P.O. Box, etc.

City State Zip code

Email Address:

Parish:

County Agent’s Signature (optional)

Field/Sample Identification
Used to reference samples / Crops (To Be Grown)
See Back of Sheet for Crop List / Check If Soil Type Is Alluvial * / Check If Crop Will Be Irrigated

Please use additional sheets for more samples.

Place a Checkmark Next to the Desired Analysis.

Routine** ($7.00/Sample) / Sulfur ($4.00/Sample)
Organic Matter ($3.00/Sample) / Salts ($4.00/Sample)
Aluminum ($4.00/Sample) / K, Ca, Mg, Na by ammonium acetate ….. ($4.00/Sample)
Boron ($4.00/Sample) / pH only ($2.00/Sample)
Total Nitrogen*** ($6.00/Sample) / Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc DTPA ($4.00/Sample)
Total Carbon ($6.00/Sample) / Zinc, Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead HCL ($4.00/Sample)
Total Nitrogen and Carbon*** ($8.00/Sample) / Oil ($4.00/Sample)

Routine test results are distributed 7 to 10 working days from laboratory receipt of sample..

* Alluvial is river bottom soil or soil formed by river or water deposition.

** Routine Soil Test: Includes pH; Mehlich 3-extractable P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, S, Cu, and Zn; lime/sulfur requirement; texture

*** Nitrogen: Not required for Fertilizer recommendation.

Please make all checks payable to Agronomy STPAL.

Crops

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Alfalfa

Apple

Bahiagrass

Bahiagrass - Clover

Beet

Bell Peper

Bermudagrass (Athelic Field, Fairway)

Bermudagrass (Golf Greens)

Bermudagrass (Pasture)

Bermudagrass (Sod and Lawns)

Bermudagrass - Clover

Blackberry

Blueberry

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Bulbs

Cabbage

Cantaloupe

Carpet

Carrot

Cauliflower

Centipede

Citrus

Clover

Collards

Corn (Field)

Corn (Sweet)

Cotton

Crucifer

Cucumber

Dallisgrass

Dallisgrass - Clover

Egg Plant

Fescue

Fescue - Clover

Figs

Flowers (Annual)

Flowers (Perennial)

Garlic

Grapes

Ground Cover

Hot Pepper

Irish Potatoes

Kale

Legume

Lespedeza

Lima Beans

Millet

Mustard

Nectarine

Oats

Okra

Onions

Parsley

Peach

Peanuts

Pear

Peas (Field)

Peas (Winter)

Pecan

Plum

Pumpkin

Radish

Rice

Roses

Rutabaga

Rye

Ryegrass

Ryegrass - Clover

Shallots

Shrubs (Acid Loving)

Shrubs (General)

Snap Beans

Sorghum

Southern Peas

Soybeans

Spinach

Squash

St. Augustine

Strawberry

Sundangrass

Sugarcane

Sweet Potato

Tomato

Tomatoes (Greenhouse)

Trees

Turnip (Greens)

Turnip (Root)

Vegetables (Home Garden)

Vetch

Watermelon

Wheat

Zoysia

The LSU Agricultural Center provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.