Field or block, and description cf the places on the field 
where the samples of soil were taken 
GENERAL DEsORIPTION AND PROPERTIES— 
Quality of land accurding to the crops obtained. ... 
How long was land under crop? 
What crops have been grown? 
Is land wet or dry ? 5h 
Ts land drained or not? = 
Ts land low-lying or elevated ? 
Description of the various layers— 
Surface soil ... Cz oH 
Tntermed. layer 
Subsvil 
The Analysis refers to 
PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL— 
Reaction 
Weight of soil per acre, 6 in, deep tons 
Capaci y for water... vy fe We 
Absorbed weight per acre, 6 in. deep tons 
Capillary power, inches of water after 6, 12, 24, 36, and 
60 hours ; 
Absorptive powers for salts... 
MecuanicaL ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL— 
Stones over 5 mui, diameier 
Gravel over 2 mm diameter 
Sand fe cr a 4 ae! 
Fine sand ... seo 
Clay i te rgd - win earth 
Organic matter and moisture . 
Vegetables fibres and roots 
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE Sort (Fine Karth)—- 
Moisture ae i) aye at te 
Humus 3 
Combin. water 
Chlorine 
Carbonic acid 
Total nitrogen 
ae. 
CO.» 
Sol. silica... 
Sulphuric acid 
Puosphoric acid 
Soluble in HCl of 1'1 sp. gr., boiled for two hours— 
2 
2 
” 
399 
oo 
nt 2 
Tron | Fe,O, ,, 
Alumina 
Lime ... a 
bee 
Magnesia McO.,, 
Potash 
Soda ... 
Insoluble in HCl of 1°1 sp. gr. 
TOTAL... 
eee 
——————_ 
Pm Ys 
Pe) is Slight fall ri, 
*) (2 ft. per chain) 
c.c. of nitrogen, 
Cl, | 
| 
99 | 
P.O; | 
Al,O, 239 | 
| In 97 wheat, 
Tn ’99 vacant 
eee 
gradually 
Rance + ee 
| 
WESTBROOK STATE FARM. 
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF SOILS. 
1 May, 1900.] 
08 Cowpeas and wheat 
towards N. 7 ; 
Dark chocolate Yoleanic soil, 
nging into 
Dark loamy S*°8oil, containing, at aj Sandy toamy subsoil, 
| depth of 2ft- Sin. to 4 ft., a friable 
| easily decoMPosed voleanic tufa 
Soil 15a ML USubsoll 16 
| 
| Neutral. : | Neutral. 
| "0740 | 722 
| aot | | Bod |... 
36 400 D, 
| 7, 10, 12, 63,9, 114, 5 
| 15, 164 143, 16 
180 jee | 220 
) . | Pe 1:30 
, \ Whe “70 
$03 10 | ney | 
| omout PY) oe 
16°36 ‘ 17.62 ) | 
2°890 45 5120 
4022 1-236 
| 9248 |! 11°614 
— --_— 
' ‘001 | 001 
y *200 10 . ‘O70 
140 | 084 
i — —_—_—_ 
“494 1 "440 
003 8 7006 
105 153 
15:714* | 14:145* 
121183 | gg | 18'842 
» 436iiNe “402 
‘ast rmaree se 4 CRESS eran tm snaneen | 
| er -47Ly Pe 637 
+993 oT] 242 
‘013 022 
| on LT aaa ne nomena 
53094 | | | 47-318 
-99°597 100298 
| 
q 
Open forest With gnm topped box, | Open forest, hke A 
Moreton Bay ash, &e. i ‘ 
07 amber cane (light crop) 
98 maize (heavy crop) ... 
‘99 in prepar. for cowpea 
Dry. 
Slight slope from 8. to N. 
Dark chocolate volcanic soil, 
changing into 
| Cultivation fe aes samples taken | Cultivation paddock, samples taken 
| from 8 hole’ marked A near the} on higher ground from 3 holes 
| road marked B 
Sample taken from paddock near 
stables, 3 holes marked C 
Virgin open forest. 
oe Lvo crops have been grown. 
oe 
Slight slope to W. 
Highest ground. 
Black Raleania soil. 
large amount of loose basaltic stones, 
in some places very stony 
QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL 
JOURNAL. 
containing a| Sandy loamy subsoil, containing loose 
basaltic stones, and at a depth of 1 
ft. Gin. to 4 ft. in patches a softer 
friable voleanic rock. 
Soil 17. Subsoil 18, Soil 19. Subsoil 20. 
Neutral. Neutral. Neutral. Neutral. 
807 | 789 176 783 
48'8 46-1 59°3 543 
393 363 460 425 
5%, 73, 10, 10, 134, 17, 4, 5, 7,8, 9 bk, 7, 95 
12, 14 21, 23 108, 12 
216 ry O44 i LE a 252 
es Vass 16) 1°30 
aren ems 1:40 “5 30 
ee en 7:00 10 10 
19 88 13:53 6-01 12°30 
64-90. &} sor 67-55 \| 723 74-95 \| 772 72:06 
15 29 10°52 18-49 15 24 
3480 |... 3:560 |... 5620 |... 5600 
9542 | 20-5 1:290 | 93 3697 [28-5 1674 
9199 |... 6640 | aie 97278 |... 7-976 
OC ani ‘001 | ... 001 |... 001 
130 130 |... 70. |... 040 
126 Lo | +042 3 1 146. Ti | +033 
HT} Ak, 476. | 3. 1652-1. 526 
“001 an trace ee O01 as trace 
981 | 23 363. | 26 . 932 «| «18 234 
9211* |. ... 9:428* 11°200* | 11120* 
12959 | |. 14-711 | 4. 15-488 |... 14-706 
1175 | 9% 1544 [12 1063 8-2 1131 
1239 1700 | 17520 |Z" 1330 103 1527 
209 | 17 136 | 13 184 | 1-4 368. 
260 | 2-1 016 | +f O15 |Z ‘OU 
59-061 |... 60190 | 2. |) 50-636 | b4 544 
100°264 100-055 | 99-667 | | 99-518 
{ : 
Pee 
The iron in these soils 
is partly in form of black magnetic oxide (Fe,0,). 
et 
Absolute Analysis of— 
. Basaltic Stones 
Voleanic Tufa, : 
is roigd near A. Sonne ee 
rae mm 
ze Be 
Moist. 6'320 ES “820 aa 
Comb, water 5 500 2m e 2°180 as = 
Ee of 
en a 5 ee 
—- ———————— | OO 
Sol. SiO, 31°493 "92 | 19°388 “40 
SO, 
P.O; 627 "D4 ‘760 | °60 
Fe,0, 13:332 |12 00 | 11°654 | 9°82 
Al,O; 16 926 | 8°86 | 20°495 | 7:50 
CaO 9941 | 195) 9°314 | 3°44 
MeO | 2761 | 239| 6846 | 3:82 
K,O. |  2°248 04 473 16 
Na.O 621 02 +330 02 
Insol fr. diff. | 177236 27°740 
100000 1007000 
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