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No. i is a soil on the sandstone of the coal measure under the brow 

 of the Corstorphine Hill, Midlothian. No. 2 is a soil from the Carse 

 of Gowrie, Perthshire. Both of these soils are wheat soils and very 

 rich in potash, especially No. 2. 



The following are the results of some analyses of soils from 

 different parts of England : 



No. i is a sandy soil from Staffordshire ; No. 2 is a clay soil 

 from Cambridgeshire ; No. 3 is a loam soil from Kent (a hop soil) ; 

 No. 4 is a chalk soil from Norfolk ; No. 5 is a peaty soil from 

 Devonshire. 



The following are analyses that I have made recently of some 

 soils from different parts of Western Australia : 



