842 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Oc^. 2, 1908. 



M I i/ii/ iiir./il A iia/;/-sis. 

 Root Hljres--"flO per cent. 

 StouoH over j inch (liaiiiclcr ■(III per cent. 

 Coarse gravel, more than ,',, iiicli diameter 0(1 ])ur cent. 

 Fine gravel, more tlian -\j inch diameter — lid pur cent. 

 „. ., ^ Sand — "JOO per cent. 



line sou ^ f,|,p.i}p,.^i,i^. iiiattcr, diiifly vegetable matter— !)6-90 per cent. 



, I iinl i/sis i,f Fine SoU. 

 Moisture — "JT'dO per cent. 

 'S'olatilc and combustil)Ie matter, principally organic— 'iti 87 per cent. 



Pi'vci'iilayvs of Fcrtilisinij Snlistdiire.H. 

 General Value. 



Nitiogeu — ■3.')3 per cent., (equal to 4'2cS per cent, annuonia), good, e(|ui\alent to 

 •2,80(1 lb. in an acre of soil (i inches deep. 



Soluble in liydrochloric acid, .specific gravity, 1"1. 



Lime (CaO) — "095 per cent., fair, equivalent to 019 lb. in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. 



Potash (K,.0) — "027 percent., bad, equivalent tn I7() lb. in an acre of soil (i inches 

 deep. 



Phosphoric acid (P.jO;,) — '232 per cent, good, e(iui\alenl tn l,r)12 lb. in an acre of 

 soil 6 inches deep. 



Report. — This is u peaty soil, and would l)c imicli iiin>ro\c(l l)v tlu' 

 addition of lime at the rate of about \ ton per acre. It is more suitable 

 for use as a top-dressiiit;' or for iiicoi'poratiii.i; with stilt' or sau(l\- soil-, 

 •flefifieut ill humus than foi- use alone. 



Sample marked No. 5a. 



TjOcality of soil — Eden district, parish Pandjula. 



Nature and depth of soil — Stony loam, S inches. 



Colour of soil — Light grey. 



Reaction of soil — Faintly acid. 



(,'spacity for water -20 per cent, very low. 



Absolute weight per acre, inches deep— 2,1 IS, 027 lb. 



Capillary power — 2 inches, poor. 



M < elm nil-ill AiikI ysiH. 

 Root fibres— 'OO per ceiU. 

 Stones over \ inch diameter- 34"14 per cent. 

 Coarse gravel, more than ,',, inch diameter — .S2(I0 ])er cent. 

 Fine gravel, more than -/^ inch diameter — 6 20 per cent. 

 ^. ., f Sand — 15"40 per cent. 



me soi ■^ i,^, palpable matter, chiefly clay — 12-26 per cent. 



Anahisis of Fine Soil. 

 Moisture - 1 '89 per cent. 

 Volatile and comV)ustil)le matter, purely organic — (J'.IO per cent. 



Pi-rreii/ar/e-i of lurtiliyliii/ Suhstaiire^. 

 General Value. 



Nitrogen — 0'72 per cent., e(iual to '087 per cent, anunonia) fair, ei|ui\aleut to 

 1,525 lb., in an acre of soil 6 inches deep). 



vSoluble in hydrocliloric acid, specific gravitj' LI. 



Lime (CaO) — "546 per cent., good, equivalent to 1 l,ofi4 lb. in an acre of soil fi inches 

 deep. 



Potash (K-jU) — "074 per cent., fair, ecpiivalent to 1,507 lbs. in an acre of .soil 6 inches 

 deep. 



Phosphoric acid (PjOs) — '047 l)ci' cent., iuditterent, equivalent to 995 11). in an acre 

 of soil 6 inches deep. 



