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 ===== "Earth soil" =====
-This is only a brief introduction to the physical components of soil. Soil contains at a minimum sand, silt and clay. The relative of those components determines the physical nature of the soil. The range of soils I work with go from sandy loam (primarily sand and silt, with a small amount of clay) to predominately clay (very little sand and silt and lots of clay).
+This is only a brief introduction to the physical components of soil. Essential components of soil are at least sand, silt and clay. The relative proportion of those components determines the physical nature of the soil. The range of earth soils I work with go from sandy loam (primarily sand and silt, with a small amount of clay) to predominately clay (very little sand and silt and lots of clay).
-These components of soil don't define soil fertility - minerals, micro-organisms and organic matter determine the fertility of the soil.
+These components of soil don't define its fertility - minerals, micro-organisms and organic matter determine the fertility of the soil.
 ==== Sandy loam ====