The soil having been found deficient in phosphoric acid and carbonate of 

 dime basic slag was diagnosed as the best phosphate for a clay soil of 

 this nature. Drainage by contour trenches has been found to work 

 wonders on this land, and the proprietor has achieved gratifying results 

 iby an extension of this system on these impervious upland fields. 



Fine 

 Earth. 



SOIL ANALYSIS. 



Beference Number — 5. 



Source Details — Banana land of poor quality from a part of Konings- 



berg. Hon. Dr. Pringle. 

 Depth of Sample — 9 inches. 



Physical Analysis. 



Per cent. 



Stones ... 



Gravel ... 0.26 



Sand ... 0.94 



Fine Sand ... 22.07 



Silt ... 22 87 



Agricultural J Fine Silt ... ., ^cf 24.11 



Clay. tciay ... "-^^{17.45 



Combined water, \ io qa 



Organic matter. ) " ^^ ^^ 



Total 100.00 



Per Cent. 



Retentive Power for water ... 63.00 



Chemical Analysis. 



.(Soil passed through 3 m.m. Sieve dried at 100*^ C.) 



Insoluble Matter ... 54.22 



Soluble in Hydrochloric Acid 45.88 



f Potash 0.291 



I Lime 0.244 



•{ Phosphoric Acid 0.025 



i Carbonate Abid as "j 1 2ft 



[ Carbonate of Lime J ' 



Combined Water and organic matter 12.300 



Humus (soluble in Ammonia) 3.150 



Nitrogen 0.211 



Hygroscopie Moisture 9.660 



Fertility Analysis. 



Per Cent. 

 Available Potash .. 0.033 



Available Phosphoric Acid ... 0.015 



Observations. 



The carbonate of lime is low, the total phosphoric acid is very low 

 although an extraordinary proportion is in an available state. The 

 reserve of phosphoric acid is so low that I consider this soil should 

 receive regular applications of 5 to 7 cwt. per acre of basic slag. 



This soil is naturally inferior to the soils from Quebec Park and 

 .Burlington where bananas are doing well. 



