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terra sig deflocculant

updated wed 31 jul 96

 

Linda Arbuckle on mon 29 jul 96

Lori,

Great that it finally rained in Roswell and brokie the drought.

To deflocculate clay to make sig you can use soda ash and/or sodium silicate
(this is a liquid, and it only takes a small part of a teaspoon per gallon).

Linda
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