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CBRTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. 



Of a sample of soil from the Pomeroon river ; marked No. 3, Provision 

 Company's Grant; 200 roods from river ; 100 roods from creek, land not 

 drained; sent by the Agricultural Committee, R. A. & C. S. ; received 

 May, 1896. 

 The air dried soil retained 13*6 per cent of hygroscopic moisture. 



Composition af the Dry Soil. 

 * Organic matters and combined water ... ... Sg'ipi 



t Phosphoric Anhydride ... ,., ... ... "041 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ^... ... ... '275 



Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... *Si8 



Alumina ... ... ... ... ... .•. *7io 



Manganese Oxide... ... ... ... ... none. 



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



Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '292 



Magnesium Oxide... ... ... ... ... '347 



t Potassium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '336 



Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '177 



Insoluble Silica and Silicates ... ... ... 8.1 13 



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Remark: — A sample 01 an exceptionally rich vegetable mould, 



* Containing Nitrogen ... ... ... ... i*474 



I Soluble in i 0/0 Citric Acid Solution ... ... '034 



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CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS, 



Of a sample of soil from the Pomeroon river ; marked No. 4, Pomeroon 

 Provision Company's Grant ; 180 roods from river ; 8 roods from creek ; 

 sent by the Agricultural Committee, R. A. & C. S. ; received May, 1896. 



The air dried soil retained 3*5 per cent of hygroscopic moisture, 

 Composition of the Dry Soil. 



* Organic matters and combined water ... ... 8808 



f Phosphorie Anhydride ... ... ... ... '037 



Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '606 



Iron peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 2'653 



Alumina... ... ... ... ... ... 6*947 



Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... none. 



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



Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... "329 



Magnesium Oxide ... ... ... ... '373 



% Potassium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '230 



Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... trace. 



Insoluble Silica and Silicates ... ... ... 80*017 



1 00*000 

 Remark: A very poor clay soil. ' 



* Containing Nitrogen ... ... ... ... '145 



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



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