844 AgtHCultural Gazette of N.S.TV. 



Oct. 2, 1908. 



Sample marked No. A. 



Locality of soil — Eileri district, parisli Aiillica. 



Nature and depth of soil — Stony loam, 12 inches. 



Colour of soil — Light fawn. 



Keaction of soil — Strongly acid. 



Capacity for water 2.'^ i)er cent., very low. 



Absolute weight per acre, G inches deep— 2, 131,604 lb. 



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Mfclianical Au'i/i/s/.s. « 

 Root fibres -'00 pei' cent. 

 Stones over .} iiicli diameter — •22'.')4 per cent. 

 Coarse gravel, mon; than |',^ incli diameter —24 "20 per cent. 

 Fine gravel, more than ^'^ inch diameter — 9 00 per cent. 

 Fine soil ^ ^'in<^l— 22"6fi"per cent. 



/ Impalpaljle matter, chiefly day— 21"(i0 ])er cent. 



A iinl i/'<i'< of FiiK So!/. 

 Moisture — 1 '2.5 pei' cent. 

 Volatile and combustible matter, i)rincipally organic— 4 '10 per cent. 



P< rcciitcu/is of FertiliMixj SiiJmtana-x. 

 ( leneral value. 

 Nitrogen — ■0.37 pei- cent, (equal to '045 ])er cent, ammonia), deficient, e(juivalent to 

 789 11). in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. 



Soluble in hydrochloric acid, specific gravity, LI. 



Lime (CaO) — "OcSl percent., fair, equivalent to 1,620 11). in an acre of soil 6 inches 

 deep. 



Fotash (KjO) — '056 percent., fair, e(|uivalent to 1.194 lb. in an acre of soil inches 

 deep. 



Phosphoric acid (P-Oj) — "038 i^er cent., indirt'erent, e([ui\alpnt to SOO Hi. in an acre of 

 soil 6 inches deep. 



Report. — A very pom-, sour, stony .soil, reqtiiring the same treatincnt as 

 recommended in the case of oa. Liming is especially important, as the soil 

 is very sour. It is also poor in j)lant-food, and will require fairly liberal 

 manm-ing. Organic manures, such as b'ood and hone manures, will iirol)al)l\- 

 do bettei- tliati tlie more soluble chemical ones. 



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