miles N.N.E. of Alexanders Kloof, the samples numbered 27 and 28 were 

 taken from the farm Ganze Kraal, on the northern bank of the River 

 Zonder End, and south of the Zonder End Range. The latter of these 

 two samples is a stiff clay, while the former is a loose alluvial clay, darker 

 in appearance than the' other, on account of the larger proportion of 

 organic matter contained. The distance between the two points is not 160 

 yards, the boundary line being very distinct. Both soils are planted with 

 vines and fruit trees, while the grain lands are all on the south side of the 

 river. Proceeding about 5J miles eastwards, all along the river, Tyger- 

 hoek, the farm of the Misses Vynes, was reached, and here sample No. 29 

 was obtained on the south side of the river ; it represents a stiff clay, light 

 yellow in appearance. The next farm to be visited was The Oaks, or 

 Hartebeest Kraal, nearly seven miles from Ganze Kraal, higher up the 

 river in a west-north-westerly direction. Here sample No. 30, a stiff clay, 

 was collected. 



North of Caledon the first place visited was Bok Kraal, about four 

 miles south of Genadendal. Here sample No. 2 was collected, also a stiff 

 clay soil. From the farm Zwart River, about 6^ miles soutli-west of the 

 last one, Nos. 3 and 4 were obtained : the former, a sandy clay, rather 

 stony, was taken from a hill slope, whereas the latter, more sandy, was 

 collected from the low lying lands in the valley : as the table of analytical 

 results will show, the sandier soil is in all respects tlie poorer of the two. 

 The last sample collected on this tour, No. 1, was taken from the farm 

 Middelplaats, about five miles north-west of Zwart River. 



With the exception of samples 5, 10, 13, 15, and 19, none of which 

 had been under recent cultivation, all the above represent virgin soils. 



(Privately collected,) 



No. Field Cornetcy. Farm or Place. Collector. 



31. Bot and Palmiet Rivers Houw Hoek. C. E. Pillans. 



32. 

 33 



34. Zwart River. Zwart River.. J. W. Hartford, 



35. Upper River Zonder End. Kale Ruggens. C. Lange. 



37^ " ',', !! 



38. Bot and Palmiet Rivers. Geelbeks Vlei. C. Lindholm. 



39. The Request. 



40. ,, Isaaks River. 



Three samples, Nos. 35, 36, and 37, were taken from a valley near the 

 >n Bridge, on Mr. Charles Leonard's stud farm, Kale Ruggens, 

 now known as Gloria, which is situated about five miles south-west of Vil- 

 liersdorp, on the River Zonder End. The estate is almost encircled by 

 sandstone hills, and Mr. Lange, the manager, declares that his best efforts 

 have followed the use of guano from the Government islands, with a top- 

 dressing of nitrate in the case of oats, and lime and sheep manure in the 

 case of lucerne, which, under such conditions, thrives very well indeed. 

 The surface soil at the locality where these samples were taken is a sandy 

 loam, with a clay subsoil ; the slopes adjacent to the valley consist of the 

 iisual alluvial soil, locally known as " klippers grond." 



Nos. 38, 39, and 40 were collected from farms situated on the Table 

 Mountain sandstone, of which the Pa-ardeberg Mountains are composed. 

 As may be anticipated, therefore, they are, generally speaking, poor. In 

 the case of the soil from The Request it appears likely that the sample is 



