EXPERIMENT STATION BULLET W3 



These specimens of .soil and the modal can be seen at the chemical 



laboratory. 

 An effort was thus made to .show the chemical composition of leading 

 dls in our State, and to afford a basis for estimating their agricultural 



capabilities 



5STJI/T8 OF SOIL ANALYH 



The results wrere published in Bulletin 99, issued in 1893, and given to 

 the public for their information. It is not proposed to republish the 

 table of analyses, but by a condensed statement of such results it is 



possible that a lesson may be drawn regarding the fertilizers that may 

 e the best results on the different soils. J present tables giving the 

 chemical composition of soils of related agricultural capacity, without 

 ■_ard 10 their geographical distribution. In one table are placed the 

 ,f anal; >f nine soils well adapted to the growth of win! 

 and some other grains. This table includi mineral elements 



most active in plant growth, such as lime, potash, m \ a and pho 

 phoric acid; it also includes sand and insoluble silic which are me 



physical agenl - Dwth. 



Tfa age of these nine wheat soils <ji" 



__ __. ' Lime 1 



5*1 Magnesia .54 



^r> Potash L 



-" Phosphoric acid 



.id and insoluble silicates 70.43 



Fruit Soils. — While the wheat soils will raise good fruit and produce 

 hardy trees, there are soils in this State especially adapted to raising 

 fruit, especially peaches and other stone fruits. 



The analysis of nine such soils in wide!/ rated localities gives the 



following average composition: 



r Lime L15 



r: — ----- 



-J- Magnesia .51 



§5?" Potash 1.35 



a-« Phosphoric acid 



ad and insoluble silicates 83.75 



Potato Soils. — A third class of soils might be described as gravelly 

 or sandy loams, constituting the soils so celebrated for raising potatoes 

 of excellent quality, and hence called '-'potato soils.*' They will also raise 

 many other crops, and might be named "potato and general utility soils." 

 They are found in large quantity in the northern counties bordering on 

 the lakes, but are also found in some inland counties. The average com- 

 position of nine soils of this class gives the following results: 



cent 



__ . [lime .93 



3§| Magnesia .. '38 



g*2 Potash 1.12 



- ~ '"' Phosphoric acid 



- id and insoluble silicates 90.02 



