1 May, 1900.] 
QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
Field or block, and description of the places on the field where the 
samples of soil were taken ; 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES— 
Quality of land according to the crops obtained 
ow long was land under crop ?... 
What crops have been grown? ... 
Is land wet ordry?... -- 1 
Is land drained or not? ... 
Is land low-lying or elevated? 
Description of the various layers— 
Surface soil .... Fs os 
Intermed. layer 
Subsoil ... ac 
en Ea 
The Analysis refers to . 
PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL— 
ction rots af ne a 
Weight of soil per acre, 6 in. deep 
Capacity for water... wie a a 
Absorbed weight per acre, 6 in. deep ... 
Capillary power, inches of water after 6, 12, 
Absorptive powers for salts 
_ Mrcwantcan ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL— 
Stones over 5 mm. diameter 
Gravel over 2 mm. diameter 
and ... es 
Fine sand 
Organic ‘matter and moisture 
Vegetable fibres and roots 
CuemicaL ANALYSIS oF 
Moisture a, Fa 
Humus Ler 
Combin. water 
\ Fine earth ... 
THE Sort (Fine Earth)— 
tons 
a, 
ae = ley tons 
24, 36, and 60 hours 
c.c. of nitrogen 
vi 
te] 
29 
Chlorine : Cl,, 
Carbonic acid Co, ,, 
Total nitrogen e ar ae 
Soluble in HCl of 1°1 sp. gr., boiled for two hours— 
Sol. silica sh att F er eter te SiO, ,, 
Sulphuric acid ... SO;,, 
Phosphoric acid Ob ay, 
Iron Fe,O 
Alumina... ALO: a 
Lime CaO}, 
Magnesia MgO 
Potash ... K.0 t 
Soda Na,O ,, 
Insoluble in HCl of 1°1 sp. gr. 
Toran 
Red volcanic forest land; from holes| Virgin forest land; taken near the 
fence on the road, hole No, 4 
Nos. 1, 2, and 3 
Good agricultural land ... 
From ten to fifteen years 
Chiefly under bananas ... 
Dry ;.of great depth ... 
Natural draimage 
Slight slope from §. to N, 
Red chocolate loam (12 in.) 
Changing gradually into heavier red | Changing into dark-red loamy subsoil 
Dark chocolate loamy soil (12 in.) 
REDLAND BAY EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD. 
Description anp ANALysIs oF Sorts. 
Nocrops ... 
.. | Very good agricultural land 
hole No. 5 
ae Very good agricultural land .. 
.| No crops ... 
Chocolate loam (12 in.) ... 
No. 6. 
Good agricultural land. 
About tifteen years. 
Under bananas. 
Dry ; soil of great depth. 
Natural drainage. 
Slight slope. 
Red chocolate loam (12 in.) 
Changing gradually into red loamy | Red loamy supsoil. 
loam subsoil 
Soil 27. Subsoil 28. Soil 29. Subsoil 30. - Soil 31. 
a 
Neutral. Neutral Neutral. Neutral. Neutral 
721 697 691 715 709 
55'2 554 60°4 60 55°0 
398 386 417 430 ' 393 
94,114, 135, 10%, 133, 16%, 8%, 103, 124, 10%, 184, 17, bt, (6%, 83, 
nats 4, 215 134, 14h 19%, 93, 1 
8 96 8 - 96 
22 08 oF, 00 
i 13 002 |... 00 
11°84 715 781 Pde 7°89 
11°75 746 1519 10°21 
5661 >| 634 69°25 S| 646 57668 \| 636 — 61°32 4} 653 
19°58 15°93 19°300 20°56 
i 42 oS 03 : | 02 
4°360 5460 24s 6°91 
1°230 4590 | 29:2 5-58 
10°350 9°150 Ws | 8°07 
020 020 |... 01 
‘460 ‘990 - 1:07 
ai Wy 14 | 06 
: #Bi “BD F “19 
: 12, 16 Ys *20 
‘ 05 ‘07 1D 26 
Pa ae a ee esate ema ir = ert nmatt fancied ei anh ntncerosl thas mene td 
ve 10°64 14°80) xs 8°62 
33°69 23°93 in 28°78 
24 58 34 ' +70 
1°04 1°53 97 1°40 Z 
64 60 BI Le sat 
06 aby S eats) 
37°10 37°87 Gy 38°45 aa 
100°33 100°17 101°10 
399 
104, 122,154, 
ey) 
Subsoil 34. 
Red volcanic virgin scrub land ; from | Red volcanic scrub land; from hole 
