The utility model provides a hand -held type grassland soil degree of packing measuring apparatu, degree of packing measuring apparatu includes by the measuring staff part that probe, scale and probe rod constitute, electronics sensing parts comprise pressure sensor, digital display screen and power button switch, handheld part comprises handheld handle, battery case, lithium cell and zero set switch. Probe unit is used for inserting the resistance that the response of grassland soil in -process received, shows the numerical value of the soil degree of packing on digital display screen through pressure sensor that the scale on the probe rod is used for showing that the probe inserts the degree of depth of soil profile. The electric energy that the lithium cell is used for providing pressure sensor and digital display screen is equipped with in handhold portion's the battery case, the zero set switch is used for rectifying the adjustment of the initial zero degree value of degree of packing measuring apparatu. The small portable of the device uses in a flexible way, and measurement accuracy is high, and simple structure is compact, can be used to measure the degree of packing of meadow plane and section, has fine popularization application prospect.