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STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



No. 9. — Loamy soil from field No. 8, Agricultural College. 



Selected by R. C. Kedzie. 

 Timber: Oak, beech and maple. 



Sand and silicates 74.65 



Alumina 9.66 



Oxide of iron 4.18 



Lime 1.46 



Magnesia .43 



Potash.. 1.97 



Soda 1.13 



Sulphuric acid , .26 



Phosphoric acid .31 



Organic matter containing .12 nitrogen 4.66 



Water 1.25 



Capillary capacity for water, 43.50. 



II. Peach Belt 



The conditions that determine the successful cultivation of the peach 

 in our State are climatic to a large extent. Yet the peach thrives best, 

 and produces fruit of finest quality on light, porous soils which are found 

 in abundance along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Yet fruit of 

 good i|uality is produced on some of the heavy clay lands found in this 

 belt. 



^ No. 10. — Peach belt soil, South Haven 

 VanBuren Co. 



Selected by A. S. Dyckman. 

 Timber: Hemlock. 



Sand and Silicates 



Alumina 



Oxide of Iron 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Potash 



Soda 



Sulphuric Acid 



Phosphoric Acid 



Organic matter containing .07 nitro- 

 gen 



Water 



Capillary capacity for water, 44.70. 



87.23 

 2.87 

 1.52 

 .51 

 .46 

 .83 

 .34 

 .20 

 .13 



3.41 

 2.23 



A'o. 11. — Soil from Chase, Lake Co. 



Selected by J. Brown. 



Timber: Maple, Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, 

 etc. 



Sand and Silicates 87..32 



Alumina 3.22 



Oxide of Iron 2.10 



Lime .62 



Magnesia .28 



Potash .... .90 



Soda .63 



Sulphuric Acid .10 



Phosphoric Acaid .23 



Organic matter containing .12 Nitro- 

 gen 3.78 



Water .55 



Capillary capacity for water, 45.55. 



No. 12. — Soil from Eden, Mason Co. 



Selected by C. E. Resseguie. 

 Timber: Hemlock, intermixed with Hard 

 Wood. 



Sand and Silicates 92.43 



Alumina 2.99 



Oxide of Iron 1.23 



Lime .66 



Magnesia .12 



Potash .65 



Soda .23 



Sulphuric Acid .10 



Phosphoric Acid .22 



Organic matter containing .03 Nitro- 

 gen .87 



Water 27 



Capillary capacity for water, 32.40. 



A''o. 13. — Sandy Loam, Eden, Mason Co. 



Selected by C. E. Resseguie. 



Timber: Hardwood, mixed with Hemlock. 



Sand and Silicates 75.27 



Alumina 6.93 



Oxide of Iron 6.10 



Lime I.OO 



Magnesia .89 



Potash 2.10 



Soda.... .90 



Sulphuric Acid... .27 



Phosphoric Acid .30 



Organic matter containing .09 Nitro- 

 gen 3.30 



Water 2.92 



Capillary capacity for water, 42.85. 



