THE KANSAS PEACH. 



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Soil from Mason county : 

 Timber: Hemlock intermixed with 



hardwood. 



Sand and silicates '/c 92.4,3 



Alumina 2.99 



Oxide of iron 1.2.3 



Lime 66 



Magnesia 12 



Potash 65 



Soda 23 



Sulphuric acid 10 



Phosphoric acid 22 



Organic matter containing i ^-, 



.03 nitrogen \ 



Water 27 



Capillary capacity for water, 



.32.40. 



Son fill loam from Mason eovntij : 

 Timber: Hardwood mixed with hem- 

 lock. 



Sand and silicates % 75.27 



Alumina 6.93 



Oxide of iron 6.10 



Lime 1.00 



Magnesia 89 



Potash 2.10 



Soda 90 



Sulphuric acid 27 



Phosphoric acid 30 



Organic matter containing / o on 



.09 nitrogen \ 



Water 2.92 



Capillary capacity for water, 

 42.85. 



Soil from Osceola county : 

 Timber: Hardwood mixed with pine 



and hemlock. 



Sand and silicates % 83.80 



Alumina 5.10 



Oxide of iron 3.24 



Lime 80 



Magnesia 64 



Potash 1.19 



Soda 52 



Sulphuric acid 12 



Phosphoric acid 29 



Organic matter containing / .^ ^r. 



.07 nitrogen \ 



Water 1.24 



Capillary capacity for water, 



45.80. 



Pine land from Mecosta county: 

 Timber: Heavy pine forest. 



Sand and silicates % 75.54 



Alumina 10.62 



Oxide of iron 3.80 



Lime 94 



Magnesia 48 



Potash 1.96 



Soda 1.25 



Sulphuric acid 26 



Phosphoric acid 44 



Organic matter containing / .^ q-. 



.12 nitrogen • \ 



Water 1.44 



Capillary capacity for water, 

 45.40. 



Hardwood land, Mecosta county : 

 Timber: Beech, maple, ba.sswood. 



Sand and silicates % 76.00 



Alumina 10.00 



Oxide of iron ■ 3.41 



Lime 1.14 



Magnesia 49 



Potash 1.80 



Soda 1.16 



Sulphuric acid 24 



Phosphoric acid 33 



Organic matter containing i o^a 



.10 nitrogen \ 



Water 1.90 



Capillary capacity for water, 

 43.80, 



Hardwood land, Wexford county : 

 Timber: Maple, rock-elm, basswood. 



beech, and a little hemlock. 



Sand and silicates % 86.74 



Alumina . 4. .32 



Oxide of iron 2. 10 



Lime 65 



Magnesia 24 



Potash 83 



Soda 34 



Sulphuric acid 14 



Phosphoric acid 15 



Organic matter containing / o og 



.11 nitrogen \ 



Water 86 



Capillary capacity for water, 



44. 



