98 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
Marl and muck from Jacksonville, Florida. 
Marl. Muck. 
Wrattenic, 2 020k aa. 2 a SGA 2eesk doped bee eee ibe sw Lire 41,80 
Organic matter. 2--- spa ne Be aye Sm am Piya og ieee (gi | NOT ans Ce a cee 2, 40 27,10 
Garhonate of, Lime): 22 epee ee ees oe ce coe aces Sol eee ee ote 87. 39 
Ahimina and” Gideon Onsen ce cede c cece coe cle ee eee 8. 00 - 
Phosphoric acid. steoeaec us sees s ss she Sse a See eel ~| Traces. Ash, 31.10 
Belphiwici acid cso seen too eee eake sels see on oere rece ev. 0.50 
99, 56 100, 00 
These are worthy of notice gn account of their essential dissimilarity. 
The marl is derived from the great source of the limes of the State, the 
underlying coral beds, and contains but little vegetable matter, while 
what is termed muck is almost equally composed of earthy and vegeta- 
ble matter. The mixture of the marl and muck together would improve 
both. * 
Marl, marsh mud, Ge. 
| Marsh mud. 
Marl. |-—=— 
No. 1, | No. 2. | Wands 
DV OH IED EEE Se Sr i a ee Ly Sh a 1.04 St 1.25 2.04 
OWL AR NE TG 2 aS USUI SeBSenIne aS a=a arene aee 1.90 | 10.46 D.te 14, 02 
Sifica and insola ble eliGates 4-0... +2sse. eee els | 38.21 72.08) TBt30 /eseeee 
UAL FOO Tn Remain ser eee iavscln alba waiae oon Sain ale tt enn = denee | Se a aeeee | aera 67, 80 
Alumina And OXIME Of MON). 23 -/s-. sep ssa s- Saeeissen 1.35 | 138,36] 10.43 6. 21 
Ue ce eee ee) tesa ie Salen ten ca cmichmes <ainn 29. 80 1.30 2.71 | osaennee 
MO MUG ADD ich ana hcies gaccke we eaper-ve capes IBoas eves fs ease 3.93 
AND ORM RACICUtes Me ames ohn tie case acine secon oa 22.35 | ‘Frace. O95 seen eee 
PR UMMUEIO OIG = ess ae ee UES io Das abe oateke 1.93 | Trace. 0.98 Isecmesys 
PROsPHORIC ACIOy joce es Sei ee ee Sa aSai= -- ewaeinysne=|, (0103 | race: | iraoees See ; 
Chloride of sodium. .---.-.----- Potente Bees eee PAO 0. 89 1.63 4, 48 
Chloride or POUABSINUN +. .= ome so .\s- Sansone - See eee Rrace. \s.ce he Trace. 1.52 
100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 
The marl and Nos. 1 and 2 of the mud were from Savannah, Georgia. 
The last (No. 3) from “ Burnside’s Island.” Nos. 1 and 2 show the influ- 
ence of brackish water in the unusual quantity of alkaline ebloride 
present. No.3 shows the influence of sea-water in the unusual amount 
of these chlorides, especially the sodic chloride, and its abundance 
implies that there is no outlet or drain in that marsh. 
BEET SUGAR. 
It is remarkable that as yet the returns of the growth of sugar beet 
in this country have not shown an approach to that amount of sugar 
which is yielded by the growth of France and Northern Germany. The 
Department has received several letters from various beet cultivators, 
reciting the results of their efforts in growing seed of the varieties ob- 
tained trom Vilmorin & Company, cf Paris. In the cultivation of a plant 
whose juice contains not merely sugar, but many other substances, which 
undergo decomposition or suffer change of constitution as the plant ma- 
tures, it is difficult to determine at what period the proportion of sugar 
