. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 844 AgtHCultural Gazette of Oct. 2, 1908. Sample marked No. A. Locality of soil—Eileri district, parisli Aiillica. Nature and depth of soil—Stony loam, 12 inches. Colour of soil—Light fawn. Keaction of soil—Strongly acid. Capacity for water 2.'^ i)er cent., very low. Absolute weight per acre, G inches deep—2,131,604 lb. y Mfclianical Au'i/i/s/.s. « Root fibres -'00 pei' cent. Stones over .} iiicli diameter—•22'.')4 per cent. Coarse gravel, mon; than |',^ incli diameter —24"20 per
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 844 AgtHCultural Gazette of Oct. 2, 1908. Sample marked No. A. Locality of soil—Eileri district, parisli Aiillica. Nature and depth of soil—Stony loam, 12 inches. Colour of soil—Light fawn. Keaction of soil—Strongly acid. Capacity for water 2.'^ i)er cent., very low. Absolute weight per acre, G inches deep—2,131,604 lb. y Mfclianical Au'i/i/s/.s. « Root fibres -'00 pei' cent. Stones over .} iiicli diameter—•22'.')4 per cent. Coarse gravel, mon; than |',^ incli diameter —24"20 per cent. Fine gravel, more than ^'^ inch diameter—9 00 per cent. Fine soil ^ ^'in<^l—22"6fi"per cent. / Impalpaljle matter, chiefly day—21"(i0 ])er cent. A iinli/'<i'< of FiiK So!/. Moisture—1' pei'cent. Volatile and combustible matter, i)rincipally organic—4'10 per cent. P< rcciitcu/is of FertiliMixj SiiJmtana-x. (leneral value. Nitrogen — ? pei- cent, (equal to '045 ])er cent, ammonia), deficient, e(juivalent to 789 11). in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. Soluble in hydrochloric acid, specific gravity, LI. Lime (CaO)—"OcSl percent., fair, equivalent to 1,620 11). in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. Fotash (KjO) — '056 percent., fair, e(|uivalent to lb. in an acre of soil 0 inches deep. Phosphoric acid (P-Oj) — "038 i^er cent., indirt'erent, e([ui\alpnt to SOO Hi. in an acre of soil 6 inches deep. Report.—A very pom-, sour, stony .soil, reqtiiring the same treatincnt as recommended in the case of oa. Liming is especially important, as the soil is very sour. It is also poor in j)lant-food, and will require fairly liberal manm-ing. Organic manures, such as b'ood and hone manures, will iirol)al)l\- do bettei- tliati tlie more soluble chemical ones. ii M ' hi. ?»^^^^W>J*,#. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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