H.—34.

Table IV. —Relationships of the Soil Types to Water.

Note.—Moisture at stick}' point determined by the method of Keen and Coutts. (Jour. Agr. Sci., 1928, 18, 740-765.) Index of texture = moisture at sticky point - Percentage of sand. (Hardy . Jow< Agr _ 1928 18> 252-256.) 5 Apparent density, water-holding capacity, pore space, and specific gravity determined by Keen-Raczkowski method, Coutts modification. (Jour. Agr. Sci., 1930, 20, 407-13.)

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Id „ Depthoi P «™^f° f Apparent M w1Sr m Pore Specific Index of SffiSt || farmer. Spa( , Gravity Texture . Eqjrlvalent Cent. Levels Series. «Storey Silt Loams. Type 14 (grading to 16). Inches. 1185 Soott .. ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 32-4 983 : Kelman .. ! 0-6 25-7 1-13 51-5 54-7 2-38 , 15-4 26-7 \ 2-2 985 Foley .. 0-6 29-9 .. .. .. .. 21-7 31-0 j 843 I Burns ..10-6 .. .. .. .. .. • • 28 ■ 4 | 1167 I T. W. Brosnan.. j 0-6 I .. I .. .. •■ •• 32-4 24 in. - 36 in. plus Silt Loam. Type 10. 1171 Mehrtens ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34-0 1169 Cargo.. ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34-8 993 Daly .. ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29-1 1181 Walsh 0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 0 18 in. - 24 in. Silt Loam, occasionally slightly Stony. Type 12. 987a Foley .. I 0-3 30-4 [ 0-99 59-0 J 58-1 2-29 23-9 ! 31-8 2-8 987b „ .. 6-12 25-3 ! 1-15 47-6 54-3 2-38 18-6 '■ 29-2 2-0 1179 T. M. Brosnan .. 0-6 .. | .. | .. 35-7 12 in. - 18 in. Moderately Stony Silt Loam. Type 13. 991 I Orbell .. 0-6 26-1 .. .. .. .. 16-6 29 7 1177 J Oliver ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30-2 999 i Jackson 0-6 .. .. I .. ..I 27-9 Kereta Series. Meadow Soils. 1003 Donald ..0-6 .. .. I .. .. .. .. j 33-5 1449 Aitken ..0-6 .. ] .. .. .. 38-9 Arowhentta Series. 24 in. and over, Sands, Sandy Silts, arid Sandy Loams. Type 2. 989 Gaffney .. 0-6 20-8 1-33 39-1 I 48-9 2-48 I 6-5 ! 21-5 ; 1-3 1165 Kane.. .. 0-6 .. .. .. ] .. .. I 26-5 | 24 in. — 26 in. plus Silt Loam. Type 1. 997a Hall .. .. 0-6 34-4 0-99 68-6 61-6 2-45 29-6 36-0 ! 2-5 997b „ .. .. 6-12 30-3 .. .. .. .. 25-0 .. | 1183 Smith ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35-0 | 841 Robins ..0-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34-0 j 995 McCully .. 0-6 35-0 0-94 70-7 .. .. 29-5 35-5 j 2-5 1175 Taylor" .. I 0-6 I .. .. I .. .. 34-1 Seadown Series. Meadow Soils. 1447 ! Springs ..'].. .. .. •• ■■ •• •• I 46-0 '> 1445 O'Connor .. j .. .. .. .. .. •• 41-4 1173 Brosnan .. | .. I .. .. ■• 53-6 Washdtke Series. Saline Soils. 1001 Hall .. .. I .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 35-5 1005 Colombs Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79-0 I I _l- I