72 TlMEHRI. 
CEKRTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS. 
Composition of a sample of soil ; marked Surinam Coffee Field ; 
sent by the Hcm'ble the Government Secretary ; received November 
iSth, 1897. 
Moisture retained by air dried soil 11*7 0/0. 
1 Root residues and combined water,., ... ... 5*369 
2 Humus ... ... ... ... ... ... 12*463 
3 Phosphoric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '094 
Sulphuric Anhydride ... ... ... ... '048 
Chlorine ... ... ... ... ... traces. 
Iron Peroxide ... ... ... ... ... 8"i57 
Alumina... ... ... ... ... ... I3'83i 
Manganese Oxide ... ... ... ... nil. 
Calcium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... '230 
Magesium Oxide... ... ... ... ... i'050 
4 Potassium Oxide... ... ... ... ... i'039 
Sodium Oxide ... ... ... ... ... *i8o 
Clay and Combined Silica ... ... ... 49*485 
Quartz Sand ... ... ... ... ... 7*554 
100*00 
Remark : — A soil of great fertility, it would be improved by judicious 
liming and I believe that the application of two or three pounds of 
finely ground slag phosphate meal to each coffee tree soon after planting 
would be^attended by beneficial results. 
1 contains Nitrogen ... ... ... ... '254 
2 „ „ ... '"I 
I and 2 contain total Nitrogen ... ... ^ ... '365 
3 soluble in i 0/0 of Citric Acid solution ... ... traces. 
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CKRTIFICATH OF ANALYSIS. 
Composition of a sample of soil ; marked Surinam No. 2 aan No. 43; 
sent by the Hon'ble the Government Secretary ; received November 
15th, 1897. 
