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ANALYSES OF SOME 



Soil No. 1 represents one of the richest soils in the world, from the Red River Valley, 

 Manitoba. It extends to a depth of 4 feet of black clay loam, alkaline in its reaction, and 

 crumbling easily when dry. The most remarkable feature is the astonishing amount of 

 nitrogen it contains, the organic matter constituting one quarter of the soil. Its potash 

 content is also exceptionally high, and is correlated with the large percentage of clay and silt 

 in the inorganic portion of the soil. 



No. 2 is one of the famous red potato soils from Dunbar, of a rather lighter type than the 

 soils that follow, but in high condition from continued high cultivation. 



Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all alluvial soils of great repute and in a high state of fertility. It 

 will be noticed that they have much in common. The line sand ami silt fractions predomi- 

 nate, and the clay does not exceed fifteen per cent. These are all good wheat and potato soils 

 under the climate of the east and south of England ; they an' also among the finest fruit soils. 



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