TABLE I. 



(1) (2) (3) (4) 



Moisture, in fresh state 88.869! 



Moisture, air dry 17.82 



Insoluble residue .71 



Volatile matter 87.06 



Oxide of iron and alumina 1.61 



Lime 5.58 



Magnesia 1.70 



Potash 0.09 



Phosphoric acid 0.05 



Calcium carbonate 3.45% 



Lime, not in form of carbonate, . 3.65 



Total nitrogen 2 09 



Humus 34.38 



Humus nitrogen .91 



% of humus 2.65 



(5) 



Moisture, in fresh state 82.41% 



air dry 12.96 



Insoluble residue 16.16 



Volatile matter 60.85 



Oxide of iron and alumina 9.38 



Lime, 11.22 



Magnesia 0.52 



Potash 0.23 



Phosphoric acid 0.13 



Calcium carbonate 12.55% 



Lime not in form of carbonate. . 3.19 



Total nitrogen 1.63 



Humus , 25.42 



Humus nitrogen 1.00 



% of humus 3.93 



These samples came from the following locations': 



No. 1 Caiio de Tiburones, Colonia A, Pieza 1, to 12 in. depth. 



No. 2 San Vicente, Guarico, Surface soil. 



No. 3 Tortuguero, Surface soil. 



No. 4 Carlo de Tiburones, Cambalaehe property, Pieza 2, to 2ft 

 depth. 



No. 5 Cano de Tiburones, Cambalaehe property, Pieza 4, to 2ft. 

 depth. 



No. 6 Cano de Tiburones, Cambalaehe property, Pieza 5, to 2ft. 

 depth. 



The average moisture content of the six samples in their natural 



