JAMAICA . 

 BXILT^ETIlSr 



OF THE 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOdLTDRE. 



Vol. I. JANUARY, 1903. Part 1. 



THE BANANA SOILS OF JAMAICA.— II.* 



By H. H. Cousins, M. A., F CS., Government Analytical and Agri- 

 cultural Chemist. 



The first report on the results obtained at the Government Labora- 

 tory on the banana soils of Jamaica appeared in the Bulletin for October 

 1901. Since that time, a good many representative banana soils have 

 been analyzed and in 6 cases manurial experiments have been carried 

 out, from which the first season's results have now been obtained. 

 During the present season, nine series of manurial experiments on 

 bananas have been started, the results of which should serve as a valu- 

 able commentary on the deductions bdsed on the soil-analyses. 



Following the plan adopted in the previous paper of considering the 

 soils according to the parishes, the results of analysis are here given 

 in this form. 



I. ST. MAKY. 



This, the chief banana parish of ihe Island, shall head the list. 



Manurial experiments have been carried out on three distinct types 

 of soil in this parish, and arrangements are now complete for 6 dis- 

 tinct series of these experiments on the crop of 1903. 



A. — Quebec Park —Hon. R P. Simmonds. A piece of level land ap- 

 parently rather below par, judging from the grade of fruit produced 

 — 7 and 8 hands — was selected 



The piece known as Duthie's Level is almost surrounded with water- 

 courses and is liable on occasion to be flooded. 



The analysis is as follows : — 



SOIL A\ALYSIS. 



Reference Number -55. Source Details — Experimental Plots. — 



Duthie's Level, QiebecPark Depth of Sample — 9 inches. 



6.09 



* Continued from Bnlletin of the Botanical Department, Jamaica, Oct., 1901, 

 VoL viii., page 146. 



