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STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



ing to exhibit at the World's Fair. It does not differ iu appearance and 

 properties from the Kalamazoo celery muck, No. 26. 



VI. General Purpose Soils. Nos. 29 to 38. 



This embraces a number of soils found in the central and northern 

 counties of the State, which are of too miscellaneous a character to be 

 placed in a more restricted classification. They are inserted to round out 

 the list of Michigan soils that have been analyzed at this college. 



No. 29. — Gihnore, Isabella Co. 



Selected by P. H. Robins. 

 Timber: Hardwood. 



Sand and silicates 88.13 



Alumina 3.77 



Oxide of iron 2.40 



Lime .87 



Magnesia .27 



Potash .86 



Soda _. •-- .37 



Sulphuric acid .16 



Phosphoric acid .19 



Organic matter containing .08 nitro- 

 gen 2.35 



Water .52 



Capillary capacity for water, 49.60. 



No. 30. — Midland, Midland Co. 



Selected by Gee. F. Ball. 



Timber: Beech, maple, oak and basswood. 



Sand and silicates 67.20 



Alumina 6.31 



Oxide of iron 7.91 



Lime 1.64 



Magnesia 1.23 



Potash 1.85 



Soda 1.15 



Sulphuric acid .30 



Phosphoric acid .49 



Organic matter containing .22 nitro- 

 gen 5.30 



Water 2.10 



Capillary capacity for water, 51.15. 



No. 31. — Sheridan, Clare Co. 



Selected by J. C. Rockafellow. 



Timber: Pine, hemloch, birch and maple. 



Sand and Silicates 93.31 



Alumina 2.03 



Oxide of iron 1.40 



Lime .36 



Magnesia .16 



Potash _ .54 



Soda .26 



Sulphuric acid .08 



Phosphoric acid .15 



Organic matter containing .03 Nitro- 

 gen 1.34 



Water .37 



Capillary capacity for water, 43.10. 



No. 32.— Grant, Clare Co. 



Selected by J. C Rockafellow. 

 Timber: Maple, beech, basswood, ash, oak, 

 etc. 



Sand and silicates 71.45 



Alumina 6.50 



Oxide of iron 7.18 



Lime .99 



Magnesia .73 



Potash 1.90 



Soda 1.20 



Sulphuric acid .19 



Phosphoric acid .36 



Organic matter containing .16 Nitro- 

 gen 5.90 



Water 3.70 



Capillary capacity for water, 44.90. 



