1^ 



The results were uniformly bad. No marketable crops were obtained 

 during the year, The bananas, apparently, failed completely. Mr. 

 Levy being of opinion that a heavier dressing was required, the ex- 

 periment has been repeated this season, using 6 cwt. of phosphates. 

 3 cwt. of S. of ammonia and 2 cwt. S. of potash per acre as the nor- 

 mal manure for plot 2. 



My own opinion is that the maaures were not concerned in the re- 

 sults obtained, but that the failure to grow bananas is due to other 

 causes than a deficiency of plant food 



The coming season's results should serve to decide whether fertili- 

 zers alone can mend matters. 



The analysis is as follows : — 



Reference Number — 59. 



Stones 

 Gravel 

 Sand 



Fihe Sand 

 Silt 

 Agricultural f Fine Silt 

 Clay t Clay 



Moisture 



KetentiTe Power for water 



SOIL ANALYSIS. 



Source Details — Huntly. Depth of Sam- 

 ple — 9 inches. 



Physical Analysis^ 



Per Cent. 



Nil 



2.74^ 



4.05 I 



30.62 I „. 

 _» -n I ^ ine 



f0.81 ^J^«'l»- 



jo. 



1.64 



.83 

 .36 



Total 



100.00 

 Per Cent. 

 56.0 



