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The following Tables show that our soils will bear a favorable comparison with 

 those of other States. They are from Dr. Owen's reports to the General 

 Government, and are all the analyses of Wisconsin soils within my reach. It is 

 much to be regretted that so few of our soils have been examined, and that they 

 are not more generally distributed over the State. 



TABLE I. 



ANALYSIS OF SOILS FROM THE " MINERAL REGION" OF WISCONSIN. 

 From Dr. D. D. Owen's Report, 1839, page 49. 



Localities. 



Prairie YaUey Soil, E. hf. T. 5, R. 6, E. Dane Co. 



Sections, T. 6, R. 8, E do.... 



Township 2 (V) R. 6, E Green Co. 



Section 34, T. 4, R. 4, E Lafayette Co. 



N. E. qr.of Sec. 7, T. 2, R. I.E... .do 



Township 1, R. 1, E do 



Rich VaUey soil, Sec. 33, T. 4, R. 2. W. Grant Co. 

 N. W. qr. of Sec. 15, T. 5, R. 1, W....do.... 



N.E. qr.of Sec. 8, T. 6, R. 3, W do.... 



Section 22, T. 7, R. 4, W do.... 



Mean of 10 Soils 



C3 



6.5 

 1.5 

 3.0 

 0.6 

 2.5 

 3.5 

 7.5 

 4.5 

 4.0 

 3.5 

 3.7 



rt 



a 



rt 



13 



CO rt 



m 



«3 



3 

 O 



m 



75.0 

 95.0 

 82.0 

 93.0 



84.0 

 83.0 

 60.0 

 80.0 

 83.0 

 79.0 

 81.4 



rt 



o 



eg 



m 



1.30 



2.82 

 1.68 

 2.32 

 1.80 

 1.64 

 1.24 

 1.44 

 1.92 

 1.66 

 1.78 



TABLE II. 



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ANALYSIS OF SOILS FROM THE NORTH^JRN (UNSETTLED) PORTION 

 OF WISCONSIN. From Dr. Owen's Report 1848. 



Localities. 



Sandy Soil 9 miles above mouth of Chippewa 



From the Eau GaUi 



Falls of St. Croix, near a trap range 



From New Wood River 



Madaline Island, Lake Superior 



Mean of 5 Soils 



rt 



1.02 

 2.50 

 2.25 

 2.35 

 4.32 

 2.49 



rt 



rt 



2.00 

 8.20 

 7.25 

 6.67 

 8.98 

 6.62 





rt 



f3 



1.11 

 5.25 

 4.57 

 3.29 

 0.98 

 3.04 



re 

 a 



a 



3 



1.22 

 4.04 

 2.97 

 1.57 

 5.97 

 3.15 



