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STATE HORTICULTXniAL SOCIETY. 



No. 14. — Soil From Evart, Osceola Co. 



Selected by F. York. 



Timber: Hardwood, mixed with Pine and 

 Hemlock. 



Sand and silicates 83.80 



Alumina 510 



Oxide of iron 3.24 



Lime .80 



Magnesia .64 



Potash 1.19 



Soda .- .52 



Sulphuric acid .12 



Phosphoric acid .29 



Organic matter containing .07 



Nitrogen .3.06 



Water 1.24 



Capillary capacity for water, 45.80 



No. 15. — Pine Land, Colfax, Mecosta Go. 

 Selected by Fitch Phelps. 

 Timber: Heavy Pine Forest. 



Sand and Silicates 75.54 



Alumina 10.62 



Oxide of iron 3.80 



Lime .94 



Magnesia .48 



Potash 1.96 



Soda 1.25 



Sulphuric acid .26 



Phosphoric acid .44 



Organic matter containing .12 



Nitrogen 2.97 



Water 1.44 



Capillary capacity for water, 45.40 



No. 16.— Hardwood Lands, Big Rapids, 

 Mecosta Co. 



Selected by G. W. Warren. 

 Timber: Beech, Maple, Basswood. 



Sand and silicates 76.00 



Alumina lO.CO 



Oxide of iron 3.41 



Lime 1.14 



Magnesia .49 



Potash 1.80 



Soda 1.16 



Sulphuric acid .24 



Phosphoric acid .33 



Organic matter containing .10 Nitro- 

 gen 3.18 



Water 1.90 



Capillary capacity for water, 43.80. 



No. 17. — Hardwood soil, Sherman, Wex- 

 ford Co. 

 Selected by H. D. Griswold. 

 Timber: Maple, Rock-elm, Beech, Basswood 

 and a little Hemlock. 



Sand and silicates 86.74 



Alumina 4.32 



Oxide of iron 2.10 



Lime .65 



Magnesia .24 



Potash .83 



Soda . .34 



Sulphuric acid .14 



Phosphoric acid .15 



Organic matter containing .11 Nitro- 

 gen .3.26 



Water.. .86 



Capillary capacity for water, 44.00. 



No. 18. — Soil from Lake City, Missaukee Co. 



Selected by L. A. Barker. 



Timber: Beech, Maple, Elm and some Pine. 



Sand and silicates 69.39 



Alumina 8.35 



Oxide of iron 5.80 



Lime 1.15 



Magnesia .98 



Potash 195 



Soda 1.15 



Sulphuric acid 1 .25 



Phosphoric acid .28 



Organic matter, containing .11 nitrogen 4.73 



Water 5.38 



Capillary capacity for water, 39.10. 



III. The Potato District. 



Numbers 19 to 21 embrace several counties in the Traverse Bay region, 

 where the soil is a sandy loam, rich in lime and potash. The fall of snow. 



