Subsoil is the layer of soil under the topsoil on the surface of the ground. Like topsoil it is composed of a variable mixture of small particles such as sand, silt and/or clay, but it lacks the organic matter and humus content of topsoil. Below the subsoil is the substratum, which can be residual bedrock, sediments, or aeolian deposits. As it is lacking in dark humus, subsoil is usually paler in colour than the overlying topsoil. It may contain the deeper roots of some plants, such as trees, but a majority of plant roots lie within the surface topsoil.
The short storySubsoil by Nicholson Baker first appeared in The New Yorkerperiodical on June 27, 1994.Subsoil is a terrifying, yet humorous tale of a man, Nyle T. Milner, who meets his doom after being assaulted and forced by attacking, sprouting potatoes that lure agriculturalists into their sleepy Krebs Cycle.
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Nyle T. Milner, a hard working agricultural historian, is busy researching and working on a book about the early harrow. He is in the process of traveling to the Museum of the Tractor located in Harvey, New York for the fourth time. He asks Bill Fipton for recommendations of accommodations, and Bill offers up "The Taits" inn stating that they make an "interesting" soup. He explores the hotel room and comes across a Mr. Potato Head Kit. He opens the box quickly and is surprised to find a real potato with all the facial features still punctured into it. The mummified potato startles him.
Following his encounter with the potato, Nyle makes his way down from his room for dinner. He learns that the menu was leek and potato soup; however he is the only one eating it. After some time, he mentions the Mr. Potato Head Kit he had found earlier and states how it had startled him. After dinner, Mrs. Tait leads Nyle into the kitchen, revealing to him dozens of potatoes all shapes and sizes and making sure to mention that they only use "fresh" ones. Nyle leaves the Taits and proceeds to his room. While trying to fall asleep he wondered why Mrs. Tait used the word "fresh".
(Don Barnes-Jim Peterik-Danny Chauncey) If you think you can change the world... World's runnin down And people ain't relating to each other anymore It's a different sound This ain't no time to disrespect our brothers Cause we're all in this together And if our mission's to be true It's got to start with me and you...so Go and chance it for the planet No time for, don't need war For our children, no more killin For all Man, take a stand If you think you can change the world Jam on! Together we can change the world... It's a cryin' sound When intolerance and hatred break the silence in our soul Where tears soak the ground, a flower grows To prove that love's the power that still connects us all And if confusion rules the day Just got to find a different way Go and chance it for the planet No time for, don't need war For our children, no more killin For all Man, give a damn If you think you can change the world Jam on! Together we can change the world... If we come together for one thing One cause, one song we can all sing If wounds can be healed with a joyful sound Jam On!
) QazaqGaz signed a subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons in the AktobeRegion... It is worth noting that JSC Oil CompanyKOR is a domestic company with over 25 years of experience in subsoil use.
) NAC Kazatomprom signs amendments to subsoil use contracts on two sections of Inkai deposit ... The amendment to the uranium mining contract at Inkai 3 block transfers the subsoil use right to ...
... extraction permission and criteria for extracting the subsoil water ... He submitted that the KWSC intended to impose a fee for extraction of subsoil water despite payment of the water connection fee.
The study will enable the team to quantify subsoil functions ... While lots is known about the role of topsoil - due to the focus of agricultural practices that look at water, air and nutrients -- very little is known about subsoil.
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) The StateService of Geology and Subsoil has renewed special permits for the use of subsoil, including for gas production, for companies owned by former MP Vadym Novynskyi ... .
) National Company "KazMunayGas" announced assignment of subsoil use rights under contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons at Qarazhar site in Aqtobe region.
Despite drier than typical conditions last week in Iowa, the abundant rainfall of preceding weeks has continued to percolate into deeper soil that can be important for crop growth, according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture... .
Despite drier than typical conditions last week in Iowa, the abundant rainfall of preceding weeks has continued to percolate into deeper soil that can be important for crop growth ... .
Despite drier than typical conditions last week in Iowa, the abundant rainfall of preceding weeks has continued to percolate into deeper soil that can be important for crop growth, according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture... .
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Azerbaijan's EastZangezur economic region is set to hold its inaugural auction to allocate subsoil land plots for exploitation, the State... .
“This makes these structures fit for any unstable subsoil or subsoil encumbered with an environmental burden, as they only stand on the surface, are extremely stable, and they offer a non-invasive ...
This makes these structures fit for any unstable subsoil or subsoil encumbered with an environmental burden, as they only stand on the surface, are extremely stable, and they offer a non-invasive ...
The Parisian subsoil, from the famous catacombs to the sewers and metro tunnels, is coming out of the shadows as the Olympic Games (26 July - 11 August) approach, along with the safety requirements that go with them. .
Telegraph Herald
08 Jun 2024
Telegraph Herald
08 Jun 2024