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No. 43 & 44. — Surface soil and Sub-soil. 

 I" From flat near house ; Bananas not so good. Land wants 

 draining and manuring."] 



Lime as carbonate .. Nil. 



Humus ... 0.89% 



Meclianical condition — Clay loam, with 

 similar sub-soil 



Observations. 



This soil is entirely deficient in chalk, and should be treated 

 with half a ton of lime each year. The humus is so low, that 

 bananas cannot be expected to grow. 



Heroic measures are required to improve this serious deficiency. 



Drainage is also imperative. As compared with the^previous soil, 

 this presents far greater diflRculties in converting it into good 

 banana land. 



HiGHGATE C. 



No. 47. — Surface soil. 

 [" From Orange River field about the centre where cocoa trees 

 look well.'']. 



Lime as carbonate ... I -87/0 



Humus ... 5-09% 



Mechanical condition — Stiff clay soil. 



Observations. 

 A soil with a splendid standard of Humus and containing 

 abundance of chalk. Retentive and demanding drainage. 



No. 48. — Surface soil. 

 ["Higher up the same field where the cocoa looks middling"]. 

 Lime as carbonate ... 1-87/ 



Humus ... 3-11^ 



Mechanical condition — Stiff loam. 



Observation. 



This soil only has f as much humus as the previous sample and 

 this would account for the trees not doing quite so well. 



No. 49. — Surface soil. 



[" Top of the same field, cocoa trees poor, much exposed to 

 wind or rain. 



There the trees require a good wind-brake to protect them. 

 I would suggest as an experiment that the proprietor should 

 drain a small section of this land to an extent that might even 

 seem extravagant"]. 



Lime as carbonate ... 1-75^ 



Humus ... 2.56^ 



Mechanical condition — Stiff clay. 



