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portion of phosphoric acid, and, probably, sufficient potash. For 

 garden soils, A and C, however, would be better for more organic 

 matter and nitrogen, such as farmyard manure would supply. The 

 comparison of C and D is interesting, inasmuch as both come from 

 the same place. C is soil that has not been cultivated, but D has, and it 

 has also, no doubt, received applications of lime and farmyard manure. 

 Its superiority in organic matter, lime, phosphoric acid, and nitrogen 

 is clearly marked. 



(e) Agricultural land. — E in the foregoing table is the analysis 

 of a soil from a farm in Hampshire. It was a light, sandy loam of 

 reddish colour, with subsoil of sand, and the analysis showed it to be 

 of very poor character, though a very easy one to cultivate. Its 

 chief wants are organic matter and lime, and, on such a soil, little 

 good can be done without liming. 



In addition to the above, there was one consultation in regard 

 to the use of lime or of chalk, and also an inquiry respecting a supposed 

 case of damage to yew trees through the application of weed killers 

 or other destructive agents. The examination of the soils gave, 

 however, no indication of anything harmful having been put on the 

 soil. 



