It is equal to an employee's rate of basic pay for his or her position (see definition of rate of basic pay) (exclusive of any premiums or differentials paid at less than the basic rate) except for an employee who is authorized annual premium pay for scheduled standby duty or AUO.
All soil is full of life, and good soils are teeming with it. Plants and animals help keep the soil fertile. Plant roots tunnel through the soil and break it up, and decaying plants form humus. Burrowing animals mix the soil; the excrete of animals contribute nutrients and improve soil structure.
A soil test indicates which nutrients are lacking. Most plant nutrition comes freely from the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in the air and water. Fertilizer and organic matter worked into the soil provide the remainder of the nutrients, if soil conditions require a boost to help the plants thrive.he micronutrients boron, manganese, copper, zinc, chlorine, nickel, cobalt and molybdenum are required in such minute amounts for plant growth that lack is not particularly a problem. The best way to ensure a good supply of these plant vitamins is to feed your soil with manure or other organic material.