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On reference to this table, it will be observed that the five 

 stations, with the exception of that at Anchindorie, have been 

 cropped in the fifth rotation, the Aucliindorie one being a 

 sixth rotation or one year longer in grass. The last root 

 crop grown on three of them was potatoes ; on the other t^\'o, 

 turnips. 



I shall now give in tabulated form the nature, colour, and 

 depth of the various soils, with their underlying geological 

 formation, and elevation above sea-leveL 



Name of 

 Station. 



Sandyford I. 

 Do. II. 

 Craichie, 

 Anchindorie, 

 Over Migvie, 



Elevation. 



Colour of 

 Soih 



340 feet. 1 Black loam 



330 

 420 

 240 

 500 



"I 

 "{ 



I Firm brown ) 



loam ( 



Sharp black / 



soil ( 



Sharp ]»rown ) 



soil S 



Good black ) 



loam ) 



Probable 

 Depth. 



Underlying 

 Formation. 



I C Bouhk'r clay 



12 to 13 inches , < of Old Red 

 I ( Sandstone. 

 Do. 



10 to 12 

 9 to 10 

 8 to 10 



18t(.2o 



5> 



Trap rock. 



Porous gravel. 

 i BouMcr clay 

 } of 01.1 Red 

 ( Sands toue. 



There are not twu of these soils similar. The Sandyford black 

 soil is soft and not very productive, and gr()w.s clover badly; the 

 brown loam is lirm good cropping soil ; the Craichie is good 

 sharp soil, and very productive; the Aui-hindorie station is viTV 

 good and kindly, though not a deoji soil, it does not burn readily 

 in a dry and will not drown in a wet season, and gcncially 

 carries good crops; the C)v('r Migvie station is by fnr the best 



