QUEENSEAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
[1 May, 1900. 
GINDIE STATE FARM. 
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF Sorts 
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Field or block and description of the places on the field where the samples of soil | Sample taken in grass paddock; from hole A 
were taken 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES— 
Quality of land according to the crops obtained 
How long was land under crop? ... 
What crops have been grown? .., 
Sample from grass paddock on timbered 
downs; from hole B 
forest, well timbe ith briglow, emu- 
Earle duinin ae red with bloodwood, Hbayily timbered downs, with briglow, 
Yair crop of grass, peeiah Sbeargrase me 
None . 
ush, fuchsia, coolibab, &c. 
Spare crop of grass : 
ie ee 
Sample taken from cultivation paddock ; from 
hole C 
Volcanic forest land 
For about two years. 
One good crop of maize and wheat, onions, 
Swedes, &c., afterwards. 
at depth of 2 
hes rotten basaltic 
feet 
Subsoil 14. 
Neutr: Me 
Is land wet or dry? ... 40 eee oe | Dry Soil very, heavy at first, but gets lighter when | Dry. 
i . workec ; 
Ts land drained or not? an ate Surlace ree towards Se drainage towards Natural drainage. 
Ts land low-lying or elevated ? ? = gully gully 
Description of the various 1 — a 
Surfs ie Soil g varlg Ms piety e Chocolate, Fes ft Heavy black soil, Black volcanic soil 
Intermed. layer ... as rradually cha pens ‘att changing into changing into ‘ 
Bubsoi | Reddish sandy subsoil Black clayey subsoil, containing small water-} Dark clayey subsoil, an 
a Pa worn stones 6 inches to 3 feet § inc 
aa stones, 
ee = st Reel a - rn Stok “ ee ew St ee 
The Analysis refers to | Soil 9. Subsoil 10. Soil 14. Subsoil 12. Soil 13. | 
ie ee i F é Sooetr Ee statin al I: 
PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL—- r | Neutral 
REARDON g N eutral. s | Neutral. e Neutr al. Hien: Neu ia eu He hi 
3 5s | Qv9 2 4 722, ews 2: es 
SFE eco Ses LS 4 oy, ne | eg 236 | 3S 68-0, 5 "59 
Absorbed weight per acre, 6 in. deep 7 tons me ie 10.1 £217:7 5 bibs re re mre ath ty ‘a 
Capillary power, inches of water after 6, 12, 24, '36 and 60 hours... yeh] Lb; Li ast 28 > 2, 135, Ss | 5, OG, 7, “A oe D2 158, aR ae sae 
oF) SES i 15 ise ak iV Dy 
Absorptive powers for salts ... c.c. of nitrog. ‘athe B anes 8 phipR So £89, 276 290 ' 
at —_—  ——_— a Ce Sa 
MrcHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SoIL— ; =| ; 
Stones over 5mm. diameter © Ve ae | me oa a il 00 
Gravel over 2 mm. diameter “ Oe > ne "20, ia Ha 
mingeend’ 9 i eee Bs 70°64) | yy 66 06 8°36 6-43 6°73 ; 
Ole ab Ss Fine earth : A kg 1313 | 750 7136; 71? 714i b| 707 72-036) 716 
Organic matter and moisture ; “qs 214 20°88) | 20°82 18 "04 pike 
Vegetable fibres and roots oa fest: ee | ee oh 
are eet ——— | Se a eee ae _——————_—— | CU --- eee —— i aed 
CHEMICAL AN : Fir rth)— | - 4 
ENGEL ee OE es hea. ¥ 540 | ig 1040 |... 10-330 1010 |. 10500 |... 
Humus ... ot ~ “600 380 2:9 2°646, 19-0 2°300 16°3 2600 IS 
Combin. water me 1050 fe 1270 Joe _ 8 :044 7780 5450 iy 
ene bat Pa Smee ee eens mementos ee | 
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Chlorine ... | Cl “0005 rb 0005 001 | ‘001 ‘ “001 * 
Carbonic acid ... Co. is 010 4 2 010 : isk 610 ; 1200 ae nit 230 ys 
Total nitrogen ... N,, O16 a ace s 076 | 5 070 2) 46 5 
ee a Nh > me) oral 
Soluble i in HCl of 1:1 BR’ gr. boiled for two hours— ok bee | sepia ae 
Sol. silica ... SiO, ,, "199 206 482 356 ae es 
Sulphuric acid S035; “010 5 ‘O34 O17 ritio ean th y 9} | 76 
Phosphoric acid . EOk,, 061 ae 68 i) 257 Ls 245 2 T0 
—— il a aa) Pe As ey iad a a tas A Pein I ata orennar se oT ney Yoaeinenemeetenesn Sone. ocemennenerd (carers earns 
Tron... i Fe,0, meats |) 1 3 200 11360" |... 11-054* 10400" |... 
Alumina : sOnns 1-020 7 L321 12313 Wao 12111 10140}. 
Lime C46), 095 “128 L0 2833 | 203 3:28 | 22:8 2005 | 17s | 
ETT, ‘4 rs ie (Pi oR ae vat DG | 
VNiaaegey : MgO 050 2B 086 “j 1/212 87 605 | 104 1808 | 12:9 
Potash KO 2 ost | 31 | 2 a7 |e 7 | 2 194) Ly 
Soda... Na,O,, 010 010 1 O04 0 008 0) 003 0 
} i te Tart i | ne as ey 
Insoluble in HCl of 1'1 sp. gr. $3 98°750 90°980 _ |. 49-170 47-986 | 55384 
a a OS a —_—-}| | —_—- -———— re No nn] ne ee | arene nr 
ARES Fo) ae | 99°9435 99°2595 99°66 99°187 | 99-438 
Poa = nr ER Re | = 
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iy The i iron of: thesé soils i is partly 10 tte as Magnetic oxide (Fe,0,). 
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10°350 ? 
L554 13 
61596 
‘001 
260 
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2) 
“010 
232 Li 
44-20% 
9368 
2180 | 159 
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