Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878 [PAGE 182]

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COMPOSITION OF SOILS EXAMINED.

SOIL.

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No. 5. 5.32

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4.76 Soluble in hydrochloric acid ..6.09 ..5.27 1.2800 Organic m a t t e r and w a t e r . . 1.1690 1.3300 Silicic acid 0.0710 0,0632 0.0660 1,6870 1.5150 1.2375 Sesquioxide of iron 1.3050 Alumina 2.0600 1.0850 0.3540 P h o s p h a t e of calcium 0.5080 0.3543 0.1103 Carbonate of calcium 0.4280 0.3342 0.1137 Carbonate of magnesia 0.0880 0.0320 Potash 0.0550 0.0433 0.0315 Soda 0.0165 0.0116 0.0085 Sulphuric acid 0.2440 0.1335 0.1845 6.0196 Soluble m a t t e r found 5.24 94.63 Insol' ble in hydrochloric acid 93.91 95.24 4.5189 4,5800 Organic m a t t e r 4.5430 Silicic acid 75,5647 76.3522 77.5225 9.9535 9.3589 9.1336 Alumina with t r a c e of iron. 0.6495 0,2941 0.9147 Lime 0.3383 0.6095 0.3758 Magnesia 1.6847 2.2550 1.1191 Potash 1.1244 0.8942 0.6686 Soda 0.1913 0.2080 0.1637 Phosphoric acid Insoluble m a t t e r found 94.0254 94.5119 Totals 100. 1100.045 100.045 100 99.75 99.75 100. 99.16 6.02 1.7800 0.1130 1.5750 1.3500 0.3281 0.4484 0.0220 0.0421 0.0048 0.1537 4.3607 75.9359 9.8632 0.5395 0.4398 1.5752 1.0655 0.1315 93.9H3 99.73 99.73 100. 99.78 1.8300 0.0770 1.1250 1.3350 0.5114 0.0738 0.0230 0.0289 0.0076 0.3419 5.3536 4.4162 77.2683 10.1781 0.3467 0.4179 1.1912 0.6571 0.1476 94.6231 99.98 100.05 2.4300 0.0730 1.1250 1 1.5700 0.3490! 0.0408 0.0280 0.0254 0.0100 0.3687 5.6118 75.0872 10.4340 0.3290 0.4945 1.1483 0.8142 0.1165 94.0355 100.05

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4.6635

93.98

5.8171

94.68

6.0199

94.501 99.16 100.