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One fact indicated by the above figures deserves special notice, namely, that of 

 the alkaline bases present in the soluble portion of both these soils, potassa consti- 

 tutes nearl}' the entire amount, while soda is found in but small quantity, especially 

 in No. 1, where it is well nigh absent. 



Considering that these soils have never been treated with fertilizers, the amount 

 of phosphoric acid is almost exceptionally large. 



The better to illustrate these points, and to facilitate general comparison, I have 

 arranged these analyses, together with those of four other soils, in the following 

 table. Nos. 1 and 3 are the Wallace county soils ; No. 3 is from a plat in Wyan- 

 dotte county, Kansas, that had been for eighteen years in blue-grass; No. 4 is an 

 English clover soil, considered good; Nos. 5 and 6 are from Belmont county, Ohio, 

 both upland ; No. 5 a surface soil ; No. 6 a subsoil.* 



ANALYSIS OF SALT. 



By G. E P.\TRiCK, Prof, of Chemistry and Physics, in University of Kansas. 



The puritj' of Kansas Salt, although its manufacture is a new industrj' in the 

 State, has already been the subject of considerable remark. While it is very improb- 

 able that all the brines of the State will furnish salt of remarkable purity, yet it is 

 worthy of notice, as a promising fact, that of those thus far examined, nearly every 

 one has yielded a salt of most excellent qualitj-. 



To the number of such brines already known, I have one to add. The sample was 

 from Great Bend, Barton countj-, and was taken from a well, at a depth of about four 

 feet below the surfjice of the ground. Collected by Prof. B. F. Mudge. It was 

 clear and sparkling, and very nearly free from calcium and magnesium carbonates. 



* Nos. 3 and 4 are taken from the Report for 1874, of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 

 5 and 6 are from the Keport of the U. S Commissioner of Agriculture, for 1869. 



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