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THE AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY OF CACAO, 



For comparison, I insert the foUowinEf Analyses made by 

 P. Carmody, Esq., F.L.S., Government Analyst of Tiinidad, of 

 Soils from Cocoa Estates in Trinidad and Venezuela : — 



ANALYSIS OP SOILS, SAiSTGRE GRANDE DISTRICT, 

 TRINIDAD. 



Sample No. 



Composition op Air Dried Soils. 



Water ... 

 Dry Soil... 



6.04 

 93.96 



100.00 



3.56 



96.44' 



100.00 



9.48 

 90.52 



100.00 



Composition op the Dry Soil. 



3.66 

 96.34 



100.00 



Readu.y Available Potash and Puosphatks. 



I'otash, K.2 O. 



I'hosphoric Acid, P.J O., 



•0914% 

 .0510 



.1290% 

 .0564 



.1162% 

 .0159 



.0881% 

 .0465 



