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The results of these analyses of Worcester soils show that, as a rule, 

 there ia a fair amount of lime, potash, and phosphoric oxide in the soil, 

 and also a good proportion of nitrogen. As to the separate Field Cor- 

 tietcies, generalising with all due caution from these few results, we may 

 say that there are fair quantities of all three inorganic plant food con- 

 stituents in the Wagenbooms River district, which is, moreover, rich in 

 nitrogen. At Groudini there are good quantities of nitrogen and phos- 

 phates, but the soil is poor in lime and potash. At Voorste Bosjesveld, 

 the phosphates are deficient, but there are fair proportions of potash and 

 nitrogen and the lime is normal in amount. The Over Hex River area 

 shows a normal jamount of potash, with lime and phosphoric oxide in fair 

 quantity, and a good, percentage of nitrogen. The potash content is also 

 normal in the soils of the Worcester Field Cornetcy, and the phosphoric 

 oxide and nitrogen fair, but lime is, on the whole, rather poor. The Field 

 Cornetcy of Achter Hex River contains in its soils a fair quantity of all 

 four constituents. Of all the soils examined in this division, only in two 

 cases may it be said that nitrogen is absolutely deficient, namely, in the 

 soils from Wagenboom and Karbonaatjes Kraal. These two soils are 

 most characteristic Table Mountain sandstone soils ; they are coarser in 

 texture and less retentive of moisture than any other soil of the series; 

 they contain smaller proportions of nitrogen, and of organic material 

 generally; they are the poorest in phosphates, and amongst the poorest in 

 lime and potash. 



