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SOIL ANALYSIS. 



Eeference Number — 44 & 45. 



Source Details -Surface Soils A & B from Experimental Plots, Car- 

 lisle Estate (Money Musk) Vere. 



Depth of Sample — 9 inches. 



Physical Analysis. 



Stones 

 Gravel 

 Sand 



Fine Sand 

 Silt 

 Agricultural f Fine Silt 

 Clay. t Clay 



Moisture 



A. 



Per Cent. 



Nil 



3.34 



3.21 



18.76 



62.14 



6.21 



0.90 



5-44 



B. 



Per Cent. 



Nil 



2.42 



4.39 



24.89 



51.81 



10.13 



0.44 



5,92 



Average. 



Per Cent. 



Nil 



2.89 



3.80 



21.82 



Fine 



56.97 [Earth. 

 8.17 I 

 0.67 I 



5. 68 J 



Totalj 



100.00 



100.00 



A. B. 



Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Retentive Power for water 58.0 56.0 



Chemical Analysis. 

 (SoU passing through 3 m.m. Sieve dried at 100« C.)^ 



63.590 



36.410 



0.134 



1.760 



0.133 



insoluble Matter 64.860 



Soluble in Hydrochloric Acid 35.140 



r Potash 0.236 



Lime 1.600 



■\ Phosphoric Acid 0.213 



Carbonic Acid as \ q ^qq 



Carbonate of Lime J 



Combined Water and organic matter 9. 100 



Humus (soluble in Ammonia) 1.920 



Nitrogen 136 



Hygroscopic Moisture |5.440 



Fertility Analysis. 

 AvaUable Potash 0.003 0.008 



Available Phosphoric Acid . 077 . 064 



Subsoils. — Physical Analysis. 



0.330 



10.150 

 1.960 

 0.141 



5.920 



100.00 



Average. 



Per Cent. 



57.0 



64.23 



35.77 

 0.185 

 1.680 

 0.173 



0.365 



9.625 

 1.940 

 0.138 

 5.680 



0.0055 

 0.0705 



