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Sample E-Remarks and recommendations.
This soil is a greyish medium sandy loam, the sub-soil being distinctly heavier
than the top-soil, but its water-holding capacity is fair. Soluble salts are present in larger
amounts than in the case of the other samples, but they are probably insufficient to
prove injurious to crop growth.
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The reaction of the top-soil is faintly alkaline, while that of the sub-soil is slightly
acid. As this relation differs from that occurring in any of the other samples, it appears
probable that this soil has recently received applications of some form of lime.
The soil appears to be well supplied with all the necessary plant food elements.
and from the results of the chemical and mechanical analyses may be regarded as of good
quality.