1 May, 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
“HERMITAGE” STATE FARM, NEAR WARWICK. 
Kield or block and description of the places on the field where the Sample taken on a knoll, from hole | Samples taken from hole No. 8, a low-| Samples taken from holes Nos. 1, 2,| Samples taken from holes Nos. 3, 4, 
samples of soil were taken | No. 7 lying patch of locally called and 10 5, 6,9, 11 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PRopERTIES— 
Quality of land according to the crops obtained 4 ... Good land... a Ase a ... | Poor re 1g if ed ... | This land was under cultivation many years back, but was broken up again 
about three years ago, crops of wheat, barley, and in some places cow peas 
have been grown. 
How long was land under crop? a No crops do well... Sit st ...| No manures have ever been applied. 
What crops have been grown? 
Ts land wet or dry? ge it ite . ~ ae ers Ne Lh: 4 Ae ... | Wet beat : ay fs ... | Fairly dry. 
Is land drained or not? ... rf ve af Pe ye ... | Natural drainage ny ie ree i Having a natural drainage towards the middle. 
Is Jand low-lying or elevated? ... ay st A. oe .. | High Fe ay. Low lying... tis ch ae ... |Sioping slightly. 
Description of the various layers— 
Surface soil... es ay, 
Intermed. layer : 
Subsoil ... se re a9 ny ay ie a ... Stony brown clay we fs ... | Heavy black clay es ti ... | Heavy brown clay ex re ... | Heavy black clay. 
| Brown clayey soil ae ws ... | Heavy black clayey soil we ... | Sandy, brown soil \ er ... | Rich, black, clayey soil. 
eens an pa ne ADL aa ere Seceeetetetries reas tats ee es ed — — —- ——— -_——-____— 
The Analysis refers to zi 4h = gt re AP} Vacocaat | Soil L. Subsoil 2. Soil 3. Subsoil 4, Soil 5, Subsoil 6. 4 Soil '7. Subsoil 8. 
Riba t= tsi none lan ne ee Net Weer eee A ML Se elas ah Bek es Ms PPG EL Eee ety | Se ates feat aE a ae ene Peeler | Seiabe, Siarect ee oy 
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PROPERTIES OF THE Somt— , | | : | 
Reaction eros) Ue MNES learn sh Sra |) OSE a, | Neutral 5: | Neutral. | , Acid. ¥e Acid. ... | Neutral. +. | Neutral. v Neutral. |... Neutral. 
hile ly a angtega ke 6 in. deep Mh Ae eg i tons Af OL S45, ie S < Hae me Re ae ie it ne ee i ay fey oe 
paci y fo v ag. Ee fas <0 se zt onl 2 ~sS : F 1°O she 8)°7 iat co ae 2 iets 49°6 “gs a0" 
Absorbed weight per acre, 6 in. deep ... 4h. Pre tons) 329° | Ss 297 | $3 497 i 655 ae 339 mest a0 7) oh BYP ibs aye d 405 
Capillary power, inches of water after 6, 12, 24, 36, and 60 hours Bt is 53,4 Ss 3%, Oh Ts = 10,0444 1 .. 1 0,0,4,4, 414... 16, eRe tp the al, 13, 2, on 1 Path ay IBS eh er: if, th 1 4, 
V3, OF =< 3 <4 Te ary Ds Sit 25 te 3) is yo | 
Absorptive powers forsalts ... ..  ... . Ge, of nitrogen | 166 | 8 cs 178 | 8° Uy ee DO) tal mae aly | 190) yb O24 es "240 
er neon Ss ane Sc an berymemmenonm ——crememrenees | Sememecerm (Seem ey —_— | OO | YE | aeinanehdaiaianbaniandaeaanonioal 
MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE Somr— | | | 
Stones over5 mm. diameter... ... A art "BO Bt mat Sct BERL se, GRE a We ies 23 jel eee Rea Lee SOO srleenrs: 207 ‘37 | 
Gravel over 2mm. diameter .... ig - a1: ata 1°00 seq ol) 3°25 Se, 03 xe 53 he ‘74 bee 2°33 Re 13 ir Oe 
Sand ... te Ay my 2 $y: ar me nf | 174 ee 3°25 i 60 re “40 $8 me) as 173 Ee Aly +e 63 | 
Fine sand _... Ap te : a 19°30 i, 20°19 21°42 15:25 45°64 23°82 24°07 12°70) | 
Clay ... uy . es, Fine earth ... i 2 | 58°22 >) 736 54°07 >| 718 63°68 >| S02 65°69 &| 748 41°39 5! 750 59°53 >| 761 58°03 +) 746: 69°87 +| 792 
Organic matter and moisture peel are) 15°41 14°24 16-98 J 1115 11°69 79°40 16°30 
Vegetable fibres and roots “ 5: ye rod 99 | fie 34 HS 7 93 a; pees se ate =e ai (17°40) | 
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL (Fine Earth)— 
Moisture : a 42: 4%: ats vs 2 »» | 10566 re 9°813 +f 6 re 10°600 tt; 5°033 eae 7°120 Us 9°343 ‘s 9°733 
Humus Pes ty “3 ats ae +h 1) 3) | 2411 | 17+7 1450 | 10:4 402 | 19:3 1°734 J13°0 2°562 | 20:0 1°683 | 12-8 3°S10  28°8 2°374 11S°S 
Combin. water ot ae fee SY; ape tee a 6838 | ees 5°927 yA ay: SHUG oh 3°759 Bae 3°497 | i 4°345 at 4°376 
Chlorine :2iy Bs on. Hake nae AA ce Soe Giles 002) | 1. 003 | 063 004 |e 010 004 025 
Carbonic acid SR Sines Wee sted Marie: COv 2:20}... 2°080 |... ay! 2°060 | tt) Care 1°260 260 400 
Total nitrogen ny 43 ee aoa tee see N,,| ‘21 | Ld | +19 L*4 LS 14 RY 14 Ll 5 S 154 | 2 104 S 
Soluble in HCl of 1'1 sp. gr., boiled for two hours— | | Pe ay Tt a | raak 
Sol. silicia ... Liens aes vorrei Petty SiO, ,, 805 | 270 | 309 aise 097 "103 157 | 219 
Sulphuric acid art) phe Ge fe: <5 SO; 5) | 127E | nee *122 ie 120 094 ‘112 ‘091 Jet 086 
Phosphoric acid ty ieee! pi camer: ban ky Veh {0} vy, “209 | Ld 222 | 1:6 9 095 | ‘7 128 | 1:0 068 5 5232 | 18 PPA ths 
Tren ... 213 fae re; sh: ort rs Fe,0, ,, 8°200 8240 7°200 hy BRU 3018 me D9 7 Ota 7200 
Alumina ry Pog ae pee Sie al NOR. oy, 12°076 oe 10°263 re 10:505 |... 6°97 aa 8'882 |... 9°318 sa 9°788 5 
Lime ... n ow or as $5 Sr, CaO ,, 3°560 | 26°2 3°540 | 25:4 OS 2°650 19°8 1025. SO 1°832 | 139 2°160 163 1°358 | 10'S 
Magnesia e012. 1 bwin mRe tact. aM gh 1076 | 7:9 1963 [141 ILS 1510 13 | 503 | 39 805. | GZ 1140 | 86 | 1671 73:2 
Potash sd ra " ak ra me K,0 ” 242 | 1S 251 | LS 23 310 | 23 "223 | «17 252°) Lid 312. | 2-4 252 | 2:0 
Soda ef MEF ye Meets P| eee NaIOn, 190 | 14 195 14 4 150 | 1 096 | 7 120 | 9 O91 | 7 145 | £1 
Insoluble in HCl of 1°1 sp. gr. nef tH “3 ui 43 52°095 oe | 56°390 57°890 | zy 76515 | 71°799 wy. 63:469* |... 61°639 | 
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ToTaL or an: 433 aes *. te 3 100°157 ce | 100°729 100°272 re | 100°577 |... 100°561 _ 100°705 |... 99°488 | 
REMARKS :—All the soils and sub soils (with exception of samples from hole No. 8 contains nodules of limestone (CaCO,). 
The insoluble portion* of soil No. 7 is composed as follows :— 
Soluble in H,SO, : Soluble in HF: 
iO. Sy ye ef, we = nay INELOR 5. % = 6'350 
Al,Os eee L405 CaO pee af a) 
¥e,0; ‘ - = 1058 Na,O i = 3250 
aO = 052 3 i non sD aol O 
VgO et 189 Corresponding to— 
K,O = 065 Potashel olds par mae sees ieee nae 4°800 
Na,O =. ‘1153 Soda . ,, Sey GS teegie | ede EB ES 27°480 
Lime rf) er ork nn at 1°390 
Clay... Roi tala 13936 _ Leaving as purequartzsand » ... - .... 15°158 
62'764 
Insoil .. Py heres Can [63°469] 
