nanolulo ol suporonosonaia pm squats man- man
eomin - vnm olnor snore-s Feed a palm ol wmlley
wnh bird mznum and make a oomlroy ida in a drum ol
cold valor Want me olanls with inis, All animal
iii-nuns lindodr g yoursi cunuln same onosonorus,
Cllelm (milled) m phovnham is elleclwe on sod
mils ln nigh mlMalL

(13) cnlorlrn ooleonlng. silo niur Council, or m up
waior sland will?! a nondlul ol lime in ii or a day, inon
use on ma qamen Don‘l ialio a shmll

(ammo and noon-d and a lonnai «mow or anorin

Jun 5 and non N uaynaid, Hamam um. ran ‘7;
and min on. iron in. union and Ham, min a. ma

Food on Fla/m CSIRO Division oi solsl

 

MINERAL FER11L15ERS on solL AMENDMENIS
1nd pieseni ii-si n5 "1::th used on speeilis sail iypes
is to sow down mlxed legume leloyeil, 572mm, and
gnu (mp (or any unpoiiani ensp um may he grownl
nus sawing is ilien dwided inlo TRIAL FLOIS whdl
aie iiaaeed al varylng levels, and win soil or loliar
rpray amndnienis, ni iesi plani nealin and Mpulue.
hm on a iesi ior pH and mmeul aiailalailliy, or
ona leal analysis such as given in Table w

PM do lnosne gardener, or lieen obseiver, a deliben
ale wander lhrough ilie sysiein, and a good key (0
ounml deneieneaes may be all inai is needed lo spol
specific ymbIEms, Problems are in any ease ms in
wdl‘dnllmd earden beds using cvmpwls and organie
moulds, and when unhspecles “upping is noi mm
mnlly plum»

On a broader sale, as in prairie oi loresl re-
:hblihmtm and erodion wntml, land lldlllullmL or
planianon, every praeliral larniei and loiesier uses
TEST STRIPS ol llgIfl lo heavy malinenu llroni
soil loosening lo laminar. inicionuli-ienl, and grazing,
naming or culling liialsl wnen sndl lield oials las
sldbby—sid: slnpsl in ion, ii is wise lo inelude lypiul
aisas ol soil and drainage, and lo av aieas under
iiees, on the sires ol old sroskyaids or hayrstirks,
inklue lire scars, walenllg is, and ,aieways and
roads (All ol wnien liaie ininor hut spesial realms and
need a uporare assessmeni lroin ine open lield

Ilualinn). | hive olien noied, loi insiance, ine
eoloniialion ol enieoiy, (hxslles, and laugh and
deermmnd weeds on [he innospiiaole areas oi old
roads and mlfirkd areas, inis son oldara is oi use [at
mine eases, but does nol need lo suggest llnai we
eonipaei a wliole field in order in gmw enieoiy, rainee
dulchimry isa useful pionseroleoinpaeied soils,

rlani mpunse on ine iesi siiips, which w! b: as
liiile as is oi ilie ioial neieage, inay ouisldy indiraie
haw mndzst and innovauve soil lioainisni, ininuie
amounts bl inioonoirienis, or do Inning ol snu'ng or
oiowsln. can be managed us give good duct: a: leasr
eosi Trim ii no nisoranse as eeriain as ine anuAI,
asmud plane response. to see lwo sinnll plols ol
pinei, coeonuis, oi rabbigzs side by side, me one
neallny, vigoroui, and pmduoiive, and are oiner
llaelonga liey nuoieiil oron eoinpansd soilsl sninied,
sioldy, and onpiodurlive, is a dennire giiids |u niniie
barium! me saniesori oi trials are applied lo planl
mlxlums or polyeuliores, pesl conrrols, and me
benerus or nflllrwiw ol inulili lor a speeille soil or
mp.

Assessmeni ean be easiial iii. dear-nu oases), oi

 

   

 

 

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analylic and eareliil where only Sllghf dilleienees
appear siien iesl srrips are oosl securely marked by
sioul pegs ior IOIISrrerm VISHS, as elvesls ol some
ireaiinenrs persisi, or become eiiidsnl, ovei seven]
seasons

Nor iiniil inals are messed is ii Wise lo widen ilie
aisa neared, almaugh in coinnionsense u may always
be Wise to add liiiinus or inanm ro mnkpeafy sods,
or doloniiie to acid sends. in alkallne and neavy day
soils, iraie eleinenls mly beeoine insoluble, and mode
are local added as lollai sprays lo mulch or steal (my,
or lo uses.

8.15

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS 0F SOIL
AND SITE CONDITIONS

in any local and, ilie mmpcslliul’li sliape or size, and
disinlniiion ol ine planis give inany elues lo soil iyps,
depin, and lermsir laerors. 5oine speoilio laciois
noxioaied II‘E
SOILS l Depfll
2 Wi|enr§£rves
J pH
0 Mineral slanis (see pmmg mom
srre 5 Fire liaqoensy
o Fiosi
7 Diainage
5 Mineral depcslls and nxk iype
9 oieigraring and eoinpaeoon oi soil
in Ammil linaeiolaiinalellecva

l SO|L DEI’IH‘ Shallow soils dry oni quickly and
nold law nuirlenis A very good indiraliml oi soil
depin is lo look ai one species ol iiee leg. Acncu,
Pmsapls, huney loeiinn over a iange or shes; a ‘1!in
and spiead“ eslIllme wlll reveal aiaas oi deeper soils
whm lne largesi specimens gmw» The same spedn
WIII be dwan’lih on shallow soils ol ine saiiie
deriyaoon or rock lype.

2. WATER RESERVES. Desprooied lrees which
need wa|et~lhe large nui irees and iandlenuls
(Aliiiniesi are good examples wnien oeeur naiurally
only in welldralned oni waieiuponserving snrsi
alien snow ware nes nol assocxfled WI|II valley),
and siand oyei ipnnss or aiiiiiler disdiargr aieai

ln sands, a great varieiy ol deep.ioo1ed shrubs and
mes indisale wl'mre a elay base Iii-s al I72 in down.
This siniaiion is (nmmon on deseri ooideis ind liills in
diylands ln oriel, large iree sieins meal wells