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 Hill Orchard ; 3 holes—1, 2, 3 College Hill Vineyard ; holes Nos. 4, | River flats, potato patch near Lockyer, | River flats, late bull Hal 
samples of soil where taken 5, and 6 25 acres ; holes Noe 1, 2, and 3 36 acres; holes 4, 5, and 6. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES— ; Forest } 
Quality of land according to the crops obtained _ ... fe and, ligh 
tly timbered, chiefly | Forest land, lightly timbered, iron-| Rich alluvial flats, ironbark, apple] Lightly timbered with spotted gum. 
nbark, Spotted gum bark and spotted gum f trees. : : * ' 
] d und ? Ay: oy. “th: ate ok ; 
What crops have heen grown #5 As re ey, ¥ } ne me nay in °99 Broken up in ’99 eM +)... | New land ... os os ay ... | New land 
s land wet or UREN URRMR ar ie oe eee Dry i 
tu rye. we ‘ E vee 
te Haat ates or Bol a ee ee aria Grainage 21 Stites hath sete ume ra | eatrly evel: oe ee. | Hairly, devel with few melon holes 
s land low-lying or eleva es te Are he th oo : oping t % i spt. ge Ae ; t . an 
Description of the various layers— Poorkaeey ; ping to owards 
Surface soil... a Ve rt ue af io adsl deep) Y soil (14, 11 and 7% in. | Poor sandy soil (14, 8, and 11 in. deep) Rich black alluvial soil (12 in.) — ... | Rich back alluvial soil (12 in.). 
oor i | 
Intermed. layer sewers Bt Were eet een Be sandy cla saver of 1 to 3 in. leat A spurs, Sia lto3in. ...  ... | Changing gradually into | Changing gradually into 
Subsoil Ao Sy age eb Cas aN LS, fo ... | Stiff sandy clay .. , ---  ... | Black clayey subsoil of great depth .. Black clayey subsoil. 
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So: 
The Analysis refers to oo 3h Es 135, Subsoil 36. Soil 3'7. Subsoil 38. Soil 39. Subsoil 40. Soil 41. Subsoil 42. 
Se a eee eT er ee — ; ss ee es os. ee me : Ss oreres = i Se 
PROPERTIES OF THE SoIL— | Neutral, | 
Reaction... at. oa eat ce 99s | S Neutral. S Neutral. ee Neutral. ie Neutral. | .....} Neutral. ... | Neutral. oe Neutral. 
ECep aay Renee acre, 6 in. ace: aj. 8 UA ee aa 463 | §& 819 3 <, 989 oy, At es 789 ss - 862.) ... T17 + 882 
Capillary power, inches ofr water after 6, 12, 24, 36, and 60 hou 13, 14} ? 2s 33, 33, | o's 7h, 104, 13, 23, 4, 43, 44, 63, 114, 3h 63, 74, 2, 34, 4, 24, 3%, 43 
; Ss S ) y 2 ? ? ? ) 
Absorptive powers for salts He dertvet {thy AC CaD UD LEB Er bien ee ms x? ariel be gape alRear | 8 116 192 
MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SorL—- 4 4:69 om ye 
Stones over 5 mm. diameter : acy) pts) anaes o T49 | 7 714 es 9°26 a 17°32 
Gravel over 2mm. diameter... te a “fe Uy 1445 oe 10°62 ey 7°39 ep 8°03 r) 
Sand: giamwetes Be ees 2 4 ae PRAT a gs te ui 53°79) | 77 18°69 SF 11°93 oH 17:40 Bee 3°55 ie 3°40 re 2°46 2 eee 2:29 
Hinépandss “<r. 14 stn ees ; x 1747 \} 9, 35°80 5490) | 22°28 86 1-00 63 "75 
Clay 22 Vine earth... 2-99 22°72 | 520 13°98 >| 706 28°77 pe 83°02 +| 761 83°97 >| 833 80°55 >| 768 80:37 ¢| 612 
Organic matter and moisture a 503 2:54 6°20 12°57 11°63 16°36 16°59 
Vegetable fibre and roots a: ee ay - ams et ak uf “ee fei Ng: hae mes ge . & oe as os 
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE On eR Eee 866 re: ae : ne 
Moisture ieee i 1-255 | 93 3551 |... T3105 | s. RARE b mi bsg A612 | ee .. 6807 7278 
Humus AU eb gee, pe ee e B go9 | 2? “617 | 3° 1158 | 8:2 “71s a8 3287 |25°0 1°836 L912 | 55 
Combin. water... i ss ae haa te ES eee al aS 3°742 es 1:292 doe S717 ie 4140 ae .. 3°397 7790 
Chlorine Cl», 004 | A mee od | beatae nites ene eee y 000 | 1. 05 ona lige pares 
ie teen, ie iy Pit ee iin 4) a ase CO... _ 180. | 000 eo 004 we ‘ fy .005 ues pe OU0 ms 000 
Carbonic acid . i ee es ef le N | 025 sins no, 090 ee 180 v,. "240 = 540 eo 322. ‘280 
Potalinitrogen.< pcr a hear tea ete ae eat 020 ‘L | 0°56 ‘4 | °060 ‘3 | 175 L821) 3193 "105 gpa’ 
Soluble in HCL of 1°1 sp, gr., boiled for two hours— ; On pA | cont | tera segs 612" © Fan] BE ae obit 
Sol. silica di - ue u ‘070 172 039 A835 | 103 ee 180 121 
Sulphuric acid .. ie = a, x28 ve P2055; 046 “g 093 Aff 044 xa 044 6 O52 Be terre meena (3 051 
Phosplioric cides seiaue 4 Aen) ome ce pee 030 | *2 063 | 4 002 | 0 BaD} ORE A) ce a 304 | 2 
’ 2 “400 | et rere Sreauarcerin mecy! | tage eed por ane ee ie Teed Spee Se RIN x oe ms | peers ter pee y T — Far ae ne ep _—_— 
Tron reg eee, Telos POI ies ook ate (ot tg ae ue W876 |e 5403 |... PN a cay OOOO haaa Liane TcA00), | opel ae 600, 7328 
Alomina.. (5 os oes ior ee een Ga0 55 AU Te 11055 “a 2-445 Ne 11 fe Pa A7 So jat tee, sale BAG 11°505_ 
Minigy 2) 24) tat tee An Se ee a ee 152 | 8 135 | 10 122) 6 L010, 2 Ze| se, 1204 900] 29 
M Mee ut a og 7 9¢ a pears 4 TCE hal oe fae seit |__| —_— 
agnesia lei tee FRE Ore abet rage me a 1520) 17 292 | Ld 090 6 343) 16 1052 + 8:0 1°150 - 1/200 | 97 
Potash ... — .,. ax tf a prey CaS ae i ‘M40 | 7.5 076 4 048 3 136 6 240 | 1S hye warp sy ly hil 
Sodareiet. <9 Fy Me iapso ori) bs ase eis rahe heal 200 | 10 073 | 5 138 | +6 ‘167 | 13 185. fe A 1DL ete 
229 SS | sad fore or aria eer foyed i ead bean ae me A el oh rr 
Insoluble in HOlofllsp.gr. .. 0 .. ae i Treaties 74°529 or 90°900 |... 67:016 | §. | “70-850 |... Se Mabe OS 750 neh et -61°735 
369 se ae a ad BLT alien aimee aca) ye ee eta eee peenee | met eon 
ANS VO ell More ali bieys wean. Be a) des eRe YS Map 100-002 |... 99°71 | ...-| 1007621 | |. |. 400-698 100°928 100-78 
