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Commencing with the consideration of the southern portion of the 

 Swellendam Division, the first farm to be visited was Appelskraal, on 

 the right bank of the River Zonder End. Here three samples of alluvial 

 soils were taken from lands on the opposite side of the river; No. 10, a 

 light sandy soil; No. 11, a black drift sand or sandy loam; and No. 12, 

 a sandy clay. A sample of loose yellow clay, No. 13, was also taken, 

 from lands about a mile east of the farmhouse, in the direction of the 

 Ruggens. The general poverty, and especially the low lime-oontent of 

 the soils will become evident on contrasting them with the results yielded 

 by the other soils of this part of the division. The locality from which 

 they were taken lies just on the verge of the mass of sandstone that forms 

 the River Zonder End Range, and they are apparently influenced thereby. 

 The poverty in lime of the Caledon soils* is ascribable to a similar cause. 



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No. 14, a sample of alluvial soil, was taken from the farm Stormsvlei, 

 about an hour's drive further along the river; this represents a stiff 

 clay soil mixed with, organic matter. Proceeding thence about three 

 miles south of Appelskraal, a loose clay, No. 15, was collected from the 

 farm Verdwaal Kloof, and af tea-wards No. 16, also a loose clay, from the 

 farm Klipfontein, about eight miles south-east of the point where the 

 preceding soil was sampled. 



* See page 38. 



