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Table I. —Mechanical Analyses.*

Table II. —Chemical Analyses.*

Table III.

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Laboratory T „ n „ Coarse Fine Very Fine o., t Loss on s +rm»s Tevtnrn No Depth. Type, j Sand _ gand _ g^ nd _ Silt. Clay. Ignition . Stones. lexture. Pike's Point Series. In. 1517 ..0-3 1 0-44 38-84 18-44 24-49 20-57 5-35 .. Silt loam. 1649 .. 0-6 1 1-6 11-95 12-35 38-8 27-9 7-2 .. Silt loam. 1650 .. 9-15 1 1-4 13-45 12-7 35-0 30-3 7-0 .. Clay loam. 1595 .. 0-6 2 0-5 39-6 16-8 17-7 14-7 7-2 .. Sandy loam. 1596 .. 9-15 2 1-4 42-0 16-3 18-0 17-1 3-4 .. Fine sandy loam. 1587 .. 0-6 3 2-2 26-2 18-6 23-8 18-1 6-5 .. Silt loam. 1588 .. 9-15 3 3-2 25-7 21-1 24-8 18-3 4-6 .. Silt loam. 1585 .. 0-6 3 1-9 22-7 20-6 26-6 24-0 7-3 .. Silt loam. 1786 .. 9-15 3 1-9 25-4 22-3 25-7 22-5 4-3 .. Silt loam. 1593 ..0-6 4 0-9 24-4 16-9 16-95 22-2 13-3 .. Silt loam. 1594 .. 9-15 4 1-05 34-8 24-3 22-0 11-1 3-5 '.. Silt loam. Wailcahahi Series. 1521 .. 0-3 10 15-26 49-47 9-0 17-75 9-03 3-77 .. Fine sandy loam. 1583 .. 0-6 5 6-6 48-0 14-4 14-3 5-9 5-3 .. Fine sand. 1584 .. 9-15 5 17-5 45-1 11-8 9-7 7-0 4-0 .. Medium sand. 1585 .. 0-6 6 3-5 10-65 7-8 25-2 34-5 15-5 .. Clay loam. 1586 .. 9-15 6 10-0 14-5 9-0 23-6 33-2 5-9 .. Clay loam. 1591 .. 0-6 7 15-8 23-6 4-95 20-8 15-95 14-75 44-5 Stony sandy loam. 1647 .. 0-6 8 0-95 46-7 20-1 17-3 8-85 5-1 .. Fine sandy loam. Waitalci Series. 1519 .. 0-3 12 8-64 24-73 14-38 29-71 22-33 12-05 35 Stony silt loam. 1589 .. 0-6 12 12-1 27-8 10-55 19-75 16-7 11-85 55-9 Stony sandy loam. 1645 .. 0-6 12 7-5 13-35 12-1 27-4 28-3 3-2 47-2 Stony silt loam. * Note. —Results are percentages on an ignited basis and calculated to moisture-free soil.

Laboratory No. Depth. Type. Available P 2 O ā . Available K 2 0. pH. N. Moisture at Sticky Point. Pike's Point Series. In. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 1517 .. ..0-3 1 0-048 0-021 6-2 0-27 26-1 1649 .. 0-6 1 0-031 0-013 5-8 .. 25-7 1650 .. .. 9-15 1 0-014 0-007 6-0 .. 24-6 1595 .. ..0-6 2 0-061 0-017 5-5 .. 23-6 1596 .. .. 9-15 2 0-034 0-006 6-6 .. 19-4 Jgjg '• '• j- 0-6 3 0-049 0-017 5-4 0-20 22-9 " " } 9 ~ 15 3 °' 037 °' 008 6 ' x °' 13 2 1" 6 1821 !! ..0-6 3 0-046 0-020 5-4 .. 26-2 1822 .. .. 9-15 3 0-040 0-010 5-7 .. 25-4 1785 .. ..0-6 3 0-026 0-016 5-6 .. 25-1 1786 .. .. 9-15 3 0-017 0-007 5-9 .. 20-1 1593 .. ..0-6 3 0-075 0-026 5-7 .. 31-3 1594 .. .. 9-15 4 0-054 0-011 5-8 .. 22-0 Waikakahi Series. 1583 .. ..0-6 5 0-052 0-032 5-7 0-21 1584 .. .. 9-15 5 0-050 0-013 6-1 0-10 18-7 1585 .. ..0-6 6 0-045 0-012 6-7 0-52 32-6 1586 .. .. 9-15 6 0-047 0-006 7-6 .. 23-3 1591 .. ..0-6 7 0-059 0-034 4-9 .. 28-1 1647 .. .. 0-6 8 . 0-034 0-010 6-0 .. 23-1 1521 .. .. 0-3 10 0-039 0-040 6-5 0-16 21-2 Waitak.i Series. 1519 .. .. 0-3 12 0-020 0-038 5-5 0-38 28-4 1589 .. .. 0-6 12 0-023 0-031 5-2 .. 27-8 1645 .. .. 0-6 12 0-029 0-018 5-5 0-35 28-2 * Note.—Results are calculated to oven-dry soil.

Series. Type. j Laboratory No. Depth. 6 ™ a^T 4 " 16 j Ba£^ Saturation. In. m.e. per cent. m.e. per cent. Per cent. Pike's Point.. .. 1 1517 0-3 29-1 14-27 49-1 Waikakahi .. .. 5 1521 0-3 24-8 6-89 29-0 Waitaki .. .. 12 1519 0-3 28-2 6-9 24-5