105 



Nos. 48 to 52 were samples of vineyard soil. Of these No. 51 had 

 not been manured for four years; the lands whence Nos. 50 and 52 were 

 taken had both received " kraal manure " a year before the collection of 

 the samples. 



Four samples Nos. 53 to 56 were taken at Kilkerran farm, Her- 

 mon. No. 53 was a dark soil from a " heuvel " or hillock, on land ad^ 

 jacent to the Berg River, 20 to 30 feet above the river bed, and about 

 three miles north of Hermon; Mr. Mason's experience was that these 

 hillocks, which consist of dark rich looking soil, are exceedingly fertile. 

 No. 54 was a shade lighter in colour, and was collected from the level 

 ground in the immediate vicinity of the preceding sample. No. 55 repre>- 

 sents a red siibsoil from the same locality, and No. 56 was taken from 

 the grain lands, at some distance from the river. The soil by the river- 

 side is a clayey loam, with a red subsoil of great depth; the rhenoster 

 bush grows luxuriantly on this land if left to itself; it ploughs freely, 

 when sufficiently moist, but the surface sets hard after rain, from the 

 amount of silt and clay present. Both this soil, as well as the grain 

 soil from which No. 56 was collected, vary considerably within short 

 distance in regard to their mechanical condition; the latter is very shal- 

 low in parts, with a subsoil ranging from shale to yellow clay. Mr. 

 Mason declared that these soils were all found to* require manuring in 

 order to ensure productiveness, and in this respect his experience quite 

 confirms the results of the chemical analyses. 



The analytical results are shown in the following tables: 



(Method I.) 



No. 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 42. 

 43. 

 44. 

 45. 

 46. 

 47. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 



Soil sifted 

 mm. Sieve. 



through 



Chlorine. Nitrogen. 



59-1 

 63'9 

 69-3 

 51'0 

 81-2 

 53-6 

 55-1 

 81-7 

 65-3 

 79-6 

 68-7 

 61-5 

 37-0 



41 



29 



67 



1-13 



1-72 



T30 



1-11 



1-72 



32 



87 



41 



2-06 

 T29 

 2-65 

 5'23 

 6-41 

 6-59 

 5-22 

 7-39 

 1-77 

 3-69 

 4-02 



0092 

 0102 

 0081 

 0265 

 0067 

 0106 

 0127 

 0035 

 0184 

 0092 

 0057 

 0240 

 0046 



005 



0071 



0212 



0127 



0212 



0081 



0109 



0170 



0149 



0060 



0049 



146 

 116 

 088 

 116 

 081 

 088 

 116 

 116 

 174 

 029 

 102 

 059 

 088 



070 

 038 

 095 

 116 

 160 

 116 

 088 

 153 

 052 

 066 

 294 



