of certain Soils and Waters in Belgium. 



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C. Soil from Hnmme Zog, the best flax land in the Ant- 

 werp district : — 



Composition per cent. 



Potash .... 



Soda .... 



Peroxide of iron 

 Oxide of manganese 

 Alumina . . . 

 Lime .... 



Magnesia . . . 

 Sulphuric acid . 

 Phosphoric acid 

 Chloride of sodium 

 Organic matter and water \ 

 not expelled at 212° J 

 Clay ........ 



Sand 



Loss 



0-068 



110 



1-202 



a trace 



1-125 



0-481 



0-140 



0-013 



0-064 



0-067 



4-209 



5-760 



. 86-797 



99-975 

 . -025 



100-000 



D. Soil from a district producing coarse flax and poor 

 crops generally : — 



Composition per cent. 



Potash 0-151 



Soda 0-206 



Peroxide of iron .... 1-543 



Oxide of manganese ... no trace 



Alumina 0-988 



Lime ........ 0-366 



Magnesia . 0-142 



Sulphuric acid 0*026 



Phosphoric acid . . . , 0-193 



Chloride of sodium . . . 0*009 



Organic matter and water"\ „ „^^ 



not expelled at 212° . J "^'^'"^ 



Clay 4-400 



Sand 88-385 



100-081 



