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CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS 



Of a sample of Soil from Plantation Le Desir, Canal No. I ; marked 

 Liberian Coffee soil (burnt Soil) ; sent by the Chairman of the Agricul- 

 tural Committee, R. A & C. S. ; received August 24th, 1895. 



The air-dried soil retained 12.7 per cent, of hygroscopic moisture. 



Composition of the Dry Soil. 



* Organic matter and combined water ... ... i4"8io 



Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... "221 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '389 



Chlorine ... ... ... ... ... traces. 



Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 6*412 



Alumina ... ... ... ... ... i8's85 



Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... traces. 



Calcium Oxide... ... ... ... ... "765 



Calcium Carbonate ... ... ... ... 'ooS 



Magnesium Oxide ... ... ... ... '515 



Potassium Oxide ... ... ... ... "378 



Sodium Oxide... ... ... ... ... '358 



Insoluble Silica and Silicates ... ... ... 57'SS9 



Remarks : -This is a soil of remarkable fertility, the fires which have 

 formerly swept over it having altered its mechanical charafter, and at 

 the same time set free or rendered available large proportions of the 

 soil constituents. It is now too light for Cocoa cultivation, but admir- 

 ably adapted for the growth of Liberian Coffee. The sample represents 

 about 18 inches to two feet in depth of the soil. 



CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS 



Of a sample of Soil from Plantation Le Desir, Canal No. i. Marked 

 Cacao Soil. Sent by the Agricultural Committee, R A. & C. .S. Re- 

 ceived August 24th, 1895. 



The air dried soil retained 6'S per cent, of Hygroscopic Moisture. 



* Containing Nitrogen ... ... ... ... -327 



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