JAMAICA. 

 BULTjBTIISr 



OF THE 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTDRE. 



Vol. I. MAY, 1903. Part 5. 



THE SUGAR-CANE SOILS OF JAMAICA.— II. 



By H. H. Cousins, M.A., (Oxon.) F.C.S., Government Analytical and 



Agricultural Chemist. 



PART II. WEST and N— WESTERN. 



WESTMORELAND. 



Three soils from the Westmoreland sugar district are here presented. 

 In one case, manurial experiments have been carried out, and the re- 

 sults will shortly be available. 



The two soils A and B are samples of sugar lands that have been 

 long in cultivation, and are locally considered to be somewhat ex- 

 hausted. 



SOIL ANALYSIS. 

 Reference Number— 83. 



Source Details — Surface Soil Westmoreland A. 

 Depth of Sample — 9 inches. 



Chemical Analysis. 



(Soil passed through 3 m.m. sieve dried at 100" O.) 

 Insoluble Matter 

 Soluble in Hydrochloric Acid 

 f Potash 

 I Lime 



-( Phosphoric Acid 

 I Carbonic Acid as \ 



Per Cent. 



61.506 



38.494 



0.288 



1.157 



.318 



1.958 



(^Carbonate of Lime 



Combined Water and organic matter 11.390 



Humus (soluble in Ammonia) 3.021 



Nitrogen ... 0.236 



Hygroscopic Moisture ... 5.263 



Fertility Analysis. 



Available Potash ... 0.0034 



Available Phosphoric Aciil ... 0317 



Retentive power for water ... 60.0 



SOIL ANALYSIS. 



Re erence Number — 82. 



Source Details — Surface Soil, Westraorelund B. 



Depth of Sample — 9 inches, 



