34 BIG SPRING PRAIRIE. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH SOIL. 
Soil No. J, taken from the bottom ofa ditch 6 feet 
deep near the Johnson celery farm, gave the following 
results: 
Wet soil, after draining 48 hours.......... 160 0z 
Dry sorl,-(dried “in slow oven)... i> «2205. 20 02 
HUOSSie tN AWiel Oi Gaeemests ace cierraictemiors 140 oz 
EROS SUL O Gratton dieses sheer eVorereteroe oe 875 % 
V oliiie Ob WGt{SOtl soccer nas seit te mete 4 qt 
Voluine Of dry sOlonan da oc he enone sae i qt 
oss volumes. -ves0l525es eee 21 qt 
HOSA gt sacmtd ie sete aeeer 564 % 
Volume of dry soil........... fight: fpt. 2 gi. 
Volume of ashes: 0 <<: ...0.; : 3 gi. 
Loss in volume .... 1 qt. () pt. 3 gi. 
MWOSS eircom ese 788 % 
Soil No. 2, taken from about 10 inches below sur- 
face on celery farm. 
Weight ot soil, UNdriedis or nc. a6 cores wel a 112 oz. 
Weight of Soil dried 2 samc tyeccm oo ee 26 OZ. 
Loss in weight ., s..c64 ks .ecs 2s Side OO OZ 
GOSS AUG itz siavecenets seaisrerteners alorsiede ao atorreveha 762 % 
Y¥ olumecof soil, undried se...) oti ciao 3 qt. 
Volume of soil, dried ...5 -.-.+-2sesecssees no 13 qt. 
Loss in volume........ -----+se0ce0s 15 qt 
1 BOIS) Oh a ae Oab ane Dos Otnn aon Eoicte 50 «2% 
Volume OL dried sot) coreg ist. cee eee 12 gi. 
Volume of Ashes 32. nocnseee, tale samen tee 33 gi. 
ILyoysSpahays oon odonGe snesaaadé- 83 gi. 
TOSS Opis cree ciaie asta s cus clelaleisvere Jin eee 
Soil No. 3. Clay subsoil, taken from wooded area 
near south end of prairie. 
Weipht.of clay undried 2c. ess ca anloe ne 14 Ib. 
Wierghit of clay: (died ere cchetonloe totes oi vrei ei 1b: 
Loss in weight. +e sce sucess nee 3) Ib; 
MOSSE oieiauso race Sentero ate eared olccreetere 212 % 
Loss in volume slight. 
