When soil breaks up easily in your fingers, it’s ________. [Asked in early Questionnaires only]
| NR | 36 |
| CRUMBLY | 18 |
| LOOSE | 4 |
| SANDY | 4 |
| FRIABLE | 3 |
| LOAMY | 3 |
| SANDY LOAM | 3 |
| DRY | 2 |
| LOOSE DIRT | 2 |
| PULVERIZED SOIL | 2 |
| BRITTLE | 1 |
| BURSTED | 1 |
| CLAY DIRT | 1 |
| CLODS | 1 |
| CLUMBLY | 1 |
| CRUSTY | 1 |
| DRIED-OUT MUCK | 1 |
| DRY SOIL | 1 |
| GRITTY | 1 |
| IN CLODS | 1 |
| MELLOW | 1 |
| PERMEABLE | 1 |
| POROUS | 1 |
| POWDERY | 1 |
| SANDY SOIL | 1 |
| SOFT | 1 |
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