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Phosphoric acid 008 



Sulphuric acid 0.02 



Silica and loss 65.00 



Nitrogen = ammonia, 0.44. 

 Capacity for absorbing and retaining moisture, 10. 



This soil, taken as a whole, is very rich, and being 

 naturally well drained, with its heavy vegetable and lime 

 supplies, it has all the advantages of very first-class soil for 

 bearing extra heavy crops. The fertility can be easily 

 maintained, and at no great outlay for fertilizers or labor. 

 Should the proportion of organic matter be allowed to wear 

 down, the soil will become heavier to work and less 

 productive. 



New England Soil. From near Exhibition Paddock, 

 Armidale. Fair for fruit; grasses very excellent for 

 dairying, for butter especially : 



Organic matter and moisture 10.00 



Alumina and iron .. ... ... ... ... ... 1280 



Lime . 0.05 



Potash ... ... ... . ... ... Trace 



Chloride sodium . 0'02 



Sulphuric acid ... ... ... ... ... ... Trace 



Phosphates Trace 



Magnesia ... 0.08 



Silica and loss ... ... ... ... ... '... ... 77.00 



Nitrogen = ammonia, 1.5. 

 Capacity for absorbing and retaining moisture, 9. 



Suitable for Irrigation. From cultivation land of Mr. 

 Fuss, some two miles from Narrabri. Soil alluvial, and of 

 great depth. Quality apparently uniform to river level, 

 about 30 feet below soil surface. A very quick soil during 

 rainy weather, or under irrigation. The Narnoi is a muddy 

 river, bringing down debris of claystone, shale, and slate, 

 rotten basalt, &c., which deposits rich material by floods or 

 irrigation. The capillary attraction of the soil near the river 

 banks is equal to raising water in the wells from five to 

 seven feet above level of the river. There can be no layers 

 of clay in the soil under such circumstance. It is an 

 exceptionally capable soil for irrigation, for gardening, or 

 for grass, provided there is ample water available for dry 

 spells. In the mechanical sense this soil is perfect : 



