Chemicai. Analysis. 



Soil passed through 3 m.m. Sieve dried at 100" C.) 



Insoluble Matter 



Soluble in Hydrochloric Acid 

 fPotnsh 

 I Lime 



■^ Phosphoric Acid 

 I Carbonic Acid as ) 

 (^Tarrionate of Lime J 



Combined Water and organic matter 



Humus (soluble in Ammonia) 



Nitrogen 



Hygroscopic Moisture 



Fertility Analysis. 



66.51 

 33.49 

 0.957 

 1 360 



0.080 



1.155 



9.630 



2.019 



0.204 



8.00 



Per Cent. 



0.017 



0.022 



Available Potash 



Available Phosphoric Acid... 



Observations. 



This soil consists almost entirely of fine sand and silt. It drains 

 readily and yet has a high absorptive power for water. The humus, 

 nitrogen and potash are hU above tlie normal. There is no lack of. 

 carbonate of lime The reserve of phosphoric acid is not very high 

 On the other hand, the available potash and phosphoric acid are so 

 high that I do not anticipate that commercial fertilizers will prove re- 

 munerative on this soil. In my opinion the grade of fruit obtainable 

 from this laud is limited by the seasons and the cultural management. 

 The maintenance of the humus is, of course, an important matter for 

 the future; otherwise commercial fertilisers should not be necessary 

 for a long time to come. 



Manurial Experiments. 

 JSiue plots of variable size, distance of plants 10 x 10 feet. 



Superphosphate 3 parts, Steamed Bone Flour 2 parts. 



Applied August 1901, Treatment repeated Autumn of 1902. 

 " The manured plots of bananas have grown well, but show very 

 little difEeience in the plants, except slightly better in the "treble 



