QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 May, 1900. 
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, GATTON. 
Descriprion anp ANALYSIS OF SOILS. 
Field or block, and description of the places on the field where the | College Hil] Orchard ; 3 holes—t, 2, 3 College Hill Vineyard ; holes Nos. 4, | River flats, potato patch near Lockyer, | River flats, late bull eels 
Eee soil where taken 5, and 6 25 acres ; holes Nos. 1, 2, and 3 36 acres; holes 4, 5, and 6 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES— ; Forest | 
Quality of land according to the crops obtained — ... and, li 
i onbarke pently timbered, chiefly } Forest land, lightly timbered, iron- Rich alluvial flats, ironbark, apple} Lightly timbered with spotted gum. 
Potted gum bark and spotted gum trees. 
How long was land under crop ? ie ty his er, Broken up in * mart 
What brome have peek grown ? Fiaeea ie j i eh a } Dry... P 99 Broken up in 99 woe a43 | ive New land Ee oa Ro 9 aac New land 
Is land wet or dry #2 oa es nee reg: saa a eer aes : er2 te ... | Dry. ha 
Is land drained or iene ae Nera pill os rT. may +e Sloping t ainage tH eH ... | Natural drainage oy epee seen Fairly evel A ae a ... | Fairly level, with a few melon holes 
Is land low-lying or elevated ? os ant Le iad 2 : 7, Sloping to E = we Soe ae ny ane towards S. and W. 
Description of the various layers— Es ‘ 
Surface soil S: a Ay ot : 2 figasate? Soil (14, 11 and 74% in. | Poor sandy soil (14, 8, and 11 in. deep) Rich black alluvial soil (12 in.)  ... | Rich back alluvial soil (12 in.). 
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Intermed. deyer <e oe an a aa ir ire 5 ae sandy cla peye of 1 to 3 in. ya A aorsity layer; 1 IRCOVS UT: ee Sone Changing gradually into’ .. | Changing gradually into 
Subsoil 454 ee it te vs a aa .. | Stiff sandy clay .. ” ra ... | Black clayey subsoil of great depth .. . | Black clayey subsoil. 
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The Analysis refers to er oo tot ol 35, Subsoil 36. Soil 37. Subsoil 38, Soil 39. Subsoil 40. Soil 41. Subsoil 42. 
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PROPERTIES OF THE Soir— | Neutral, | 
Reaction... eerie 99s s ; Neutral. S Neutral. | ... Neutral. oe Neutral. | ..... Neutral. ... | Neutral. a Neutral. 
, Penn ph soil Bes acre, 6 in. deep id Ear oh 463 | $8 ay S S, 989 peut kt 789 . 862, iT 882 
beerie eohaoer acre, Gin. deep es ie on Th ities gs 346 ss 7048 339 “ a6 308 °389 8 
Capillary power, inches of water after 6, 12, 24, 36, ‘and 60 hou 43, 14} ’ 2s 2; 3b, 38, 2.8 7A, 108, 13, 2h, 4, 49, (4 43, 63, 114 3h; 63, 74, my 3b A, 24, 3%, 43, 
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Absorptive powers for salts NB ee page CCRDL TL} Erkan alti sm x? eet DG vo ‘ 116 192 
MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SorL—- | 4:69 ae t 
Stones over 5 mm. diameter : A pala eee a 7-40 a 714 a 9°26 pe 17°32 2 
Gravel over 2mm. diameter... rs aaa tat wb 14-45 os 10°62 ose 7°39 os 8°03 * 
Sard (i tap ita eats earey fer Ne are ilies «na tociNel 18-69 | 1. 11°98 |... 17°40 | |. 355 |... rs a0aty ee DAB UH seigchantee 2:09 
Fine sand Ph ces a : | 17-47 \| 9, 35°80 54°90) | 2228 “86 1:00 63 7D) eee ™ 
Olayeea Fine earth... we 2°99 22°72 >| 520 13°98 706 28° 7 2 83°02 +| 767 83°97 >| S33 80°55 >| 748 80°37 + | dL” | 
Organic matter and moisture i 503 2:54 6°20 12°57 11°63 16°36 16°59 
Vegetable fibre and roots ie: oe ny - nO | yo : i & Ae i 
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE Sof enh: Dae 866 i irs i vo: ; 
Moisture... ate eee iB 1255 | gi 3551 |... T1059} os PERI Go bce 4°612 |... _ 6'807 P 
Humus es lasing Soh # pater py ie Gab, 8) HY 1158 | 5:2 15: | 33 32287691 20°0 1°836 § 
Combin. water... SD sok eas > Sa eprms a t heG 3°742 at 1292 na D717 be 4°140 aes ,. 3397 J 
Oblgtingts enters key Uns 2 brain a MW ie ae 00 |... | 004 |... 000 | |. 005 |. | 000. | 
i COo ~ 180 9 | 
Carbonic acid i in fe a wy, i, N | 025 te 090 me “180 ie ~~ *240 ee 540 a Be oo i 
Tétal nitrogen: i ea va ey itd fee ———__|_* | 020 ‘L | 0°56 “4 | °060 ‘3 | 175 ML TER) Sey ies 
Soluble in HCI of 1°1 sp. gr, boiled for two hours— ; 074 sera er a | hac are 7 al arey | 
Bey ote ih if “ ue * O70 Ratner ‘172 oF 039 af ae #a%% LO ate evi LR0 asain gs 
ay phuric aci th a Re. IO ce P20; 55 043 | 093 “5 O44 rr Dae: ‘ oe BU PLE ers) ea SN Ue 
osphoric acid oe a oA ai tee seen: petal 030 2 063 4 002 0 342 | 2:6" SPALY! 
2 “400 | Tp | J] —_—_--—] — -— a | | 
Lropeg pe i. latte pe. or Be bite. Uri a 6403 |... DOU i, 66007) i Maa 7:400) (eee | “600, 
Alumina... or Yi ite ve, af aE a0 A ‘194 | 9 11°055 ae 2°445 ay 15111 vy: BRP ts ts | B46. | 
inte sie ee eeepc. Lee a Pg ad ape 135 | 10 122) | Bb 010 | ee 
Magnesia * Rate MgO», PI ikiacons acl 7g “0 ri et Coiae o4 Soca perio nT” ear 
petites ey teenie: Merman nos. He. ” 1520) 44 292 | Ld 090 ) 248) BON Weer 10528 178-0 1150 
Pitas) iit ve ee ath ara ed ache en NaQa ss 140 | 7.9 076 ‘4 043 3 136 FO Wet 340 ese, 252. 
SERENA oe ein Gy Ae eM Vike cobs 2 OTR aad 200 | 1:0 073 | 8 AOS o) AGT epee lO earths See eel 85 
Insoluble in HCl of l‘lsp. gr. ..  ... vs i 4 tis 74529 a 90°900 ive: 67°016 Re [eee70:8505 1 * 5. | OO LTO secant ae 
362 See Spree teem feereerered prrenerreenncioee nen faayaresanpd fwmmrerewenes orem nes md Pomc. Px rca Cat a toh ancy ee 
COTA Lb sit deeb i koe eM Seat |5 100-002 |v. Sarre 5) /- 700-02) a "623 a | 100°928..) Pola. |. + "100787 
