Absorptive Properties of Soils. 
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Soil No. 15. 
Aiiimonia in natural soil 0'29-'? grs. 
Ditto alter being litnod 0- 1692~ ,, 
Ditto alter liming and exposure to aninioniacal vapour.. 2"2265 
Ditto exposed to ammoniacal vapours without previous 
liming 1'9061 „ 
Experiment No. 21. 
Soil No. IG. Soil in its natural state. 
First Analysis — 
ri.itiMiim S.ilf. Ammonia in lOCO. 
1000 grs. distilled, gave 2-38 .. equal to 0-183 
Second Analysis — 
1000 grs. 2-48 .. „ 0-180 
Mean of the two Analyses 0-1815 
Experiment No. 22. 
Same soil (No. IG) after treatment with lime. 
First Analysis — • 
Platinum Salt. Ammonia. 
1000 grs. distilled, gave 1'34 .. equal to 0-1020 
Second Analysis — ■ 
1000 grs. distilled, gave 1-3G .. „ 0'1035 
The mean of these two Analyses 0-1027 
Experiment No. 23. 
Tlie same soil, after liming, exposed to vapours of carbonate 
of ammonia. 
First Analysis — 
Platinum Salt. Amnumia in ICOO. 
500 grs. distilled, gave 13-34 .. equal to 2-0524 
Second Analysis — 
500 grs. dfstillcd, gave 13-52.. ,, 2-0801 
Mean of the two results 2-0GG2 
Experiment No. 24. 
Tiie same soil (No. IG) exposed to vapour of carbonate of 
ammonia, w ithout previous liming : 
First Analysis — 
riatinnm Salt. Anmionia in 1000 gre. 
250 grs. distilled, gave 8-24 .. equal to 2-5356 
Second Analysis — 
250 grs. distilled, gave 8-38 .. ,, 2-5787 
Jlcan of the two Analyses 2-5571 
In this series of soil, No. IG, we have therefore the following- 
results : — 
Ammonia. 
1000 grs. soil, in its natural state, contain;; 0-1815 
,, after liming 0-1027 
alter liming and ex jwsure to ammonia .. .. 2-06G2 
exposed to ammonia ^^itllOut liming 2-5571 
