Report of Society's Meetings. 403 



The air dried soil retained 9*25 per cent of hygroscopic moisture. 

 Composition 0/ Dry Soil. 



* Organic matters and combined water ... ... 24"473 



t Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... "332 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... "027 



Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 3 526 



Alumina... ... ... ... ... ... ii'84S 



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



Calcium Carbonate ... ... ... ... none. 



Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '493 



Magnesium Oxide ... ... ... ... '536 



X Potassium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '417 



Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... "379 



Insoluble Silica and Silicates ... ... ... 57972 



100 000 



Remark : — An excellent soil of high potential fertility. 



* Containing Nitrogen ... ... ... ... '524 



t Soluble in l 0/0 Citric Acid Solution ... ... '013 



If I) I, » ti -•. ... ... "020 



CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. 



Of a sample of soil from the Pomeroon River; marked No. 2, Pome- 



roon Provision Company's Grant; 75 roods from River; 100 roods 



from creek; sent by the Agricultural Committee, R. A. & C. S. ; re- 

 ceived May, 1890. 



The air dried soil retained 7 per cent of hygroscopic mixture. 

 Composition of Dry Soil. 



* Organic matters and combined wrater ... ... 89'4I9 



f Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '095 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... "347 



Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... '787 



Alumina ... ... ... ... ... ... l"S73 



Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... trace. 



Calcium Carbonate ... ... ... ... none. 



Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '361 



Magnesium Oxide... ... ... ... ... '193 



% Potassium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '323 



Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... "163 



Insoluble Silica and Silicates ... ... ... 6739 



lOO'OOO 



Remark .—A sample of an exceptionally rich vegetable mould. 



* Containing Nitrogen ... ... ... ... i'927 



t Soluble in i 0/0 Citric Acid Solution ... ... '040 



% ., » » » '003 



