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[I]f the soil is one-matua [loam] that kumara field should be gravelled; gravel will improve it. The reason why persons dislike that soil is on account of the heavy work of carrying gravel. If a spot having one-paraumu [dark, friable soil] can be found, that is desirable, the work will be light, gravel will be carried only to put under the leaves, lest they suffer from mud and wet. If there be no one-paraumu, and one-haruru [light, sandy loam] can be found, that will serve well as a cultivation ground. The one-tuatara [stiff brown soil] is never approved of, it necessitates so much labour in pulverising, also another labour is carrying gravel for this soil. 1
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