Oct. 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of JV.S. W. 839 



Ptrv>'Htuij<:.s (ij Ftrtil i.'^iiiij t'iiili.sfunv.ius. 

 General value. 



Nitrogen — '050 per cent, (equal to "061 per cent, ammonia), deficient, equivalent to 

 807 lb. in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. 



Soluble in liydrochloric acid, specific gravity 1*1. 



Lime {CaO) — '146 per cent., satisfactory, equivalent to 2,.358 lli. in an acre of soil 

 (> inches deep. 



Potash (KjO) — "OrZ per cent., bad, equivalent to 193 lb in an acre of .soil 6 inches deep. 



Phosphoric acid (PoOs) — •042 per cent., indifferent, equivalent to (>78 lb. in an acre of 

 soil 6 inches deep. 



Report. — Speaking generally, the soil is sour and is deficient in plant-food. 

 It is a light, easily worked, rather gravelly loam, and the present sourness 

 will probably disappear under cultivation. It is advisable to add lime at the 

 rate of about 8 cwt. per acre. It will require fairly heavy manuring in order 

 to get the best results. When the land is sweetened it should grow any crop 

 suitable to a light soil and the climate of the distiict. The oi'flinary green 

 fodder crops, fruits, and vegetables, should do well. 



Sample marked No. 3. 



Locality of soil — Eden district, parish Bimmil. 



Nature and depth of soil— Light sandy loam, 4 inches. 



Colour of soil — Brown. 



Reaction of soil — Faintly acid. 



Capacity for water— 40 7 per cent., fair. 



Absolute weight per acre, 6 inches deep — 1,(542,829 lb. 



Capillary power — 5 "6 inches, good. 



Merhanicii/ A iia/i/sis. 

 Eoot fibres — "00 per ceiit. 

 Stones over J inch diameter — '00 per cent. 

 Coarse gravel, more than j\ inch diameter — "26 per cent. 

 Fine gravel, more than ,'o inch diameter — 9'40 per cent. 

 t.. -, f Sand — 73 "73 per cent 



me SOI "^ jnipalpable matter, chiefly clay — ]6'(il percent. 



Analysis of Ftnt So',1. 

 Moisture — 1'41 per cent. 

 Volatile and combustible matter, principally organic — 4 '49 per cent. 



Percentages of Fertilising Substances. 

 General value. 



Nitrogen — 06') per cent, (equal to '079 per cent ammonia), fair, equivalent to l,OfiS lb, 

 in an acre of soil (j inches deep. 



Soluble in hydrochloric acid, specific gravity 1 "1. 



Lime (CaO) — '154 per cent., satisfactory, eiiuivalent to 2, .530 lb. in an acre of soil 6 

 inches deep. 



Potash (K-iG) — "014 per cent., bad, equivalent to 230 lb. in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. 



Phosphoric acid (PjOs) — "041 per cent., inditlerent, equivalent to (574 lb. in an acre of 

 soil 6 inches deep. 



Report. — A light sandy soil, of ;i brownish colour. The volatile matter 

 consists largely of particles of burnt timber. It is a very poor soil chemi- 

 cally, and will require fairly heavy manuring to get good results. Both tliis 

 and No. 1 soil will benefit more from oiganie manures, such as bone-dust, 

 dried blood, &c., than from chemical fertilisers. The potash, in which the 

 soil is deficient, must be supjilied in sulphate of potash or wood-ashes, if the 

 latter are available. Should grow any crops suited to the district. 



