ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 



99 



According to this analysis, the soil, to the depth of one foot, contained 



Organic mattei 



Lime . . . 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda 



Chloride of sodium 



Sulphuric acid 



Soluble silica 



366856-875 lbs. 



16539-187 



1701-562 



11182-250 



33010-312 



816-750 



272-250 



9869-062 



The phosphates were appreciable, but too small in amount to be weighed. 



It may be repeated in this place, that the soils of the true Wheat district are not so rich 

 in phosphates as the soils of the Hudson river and Eastern districts. 



The following exhibits the soil of the east acre as it is, or after a crop of corn and oats 

 (I believe) have been removed, but which had been highly manured as stated in the fore- 

 going remarks. 



One hundred grains, saturated with moisture, gave 



Soil as it is. 



Water 28-686 



Dry soil ....... 71-314 



100 grs. of dry soil gave 



Organic matter 



"Water - 



Silica - - - 



Alumina and peroxide of iron 



Soluble silica 



Lime ... 



Magnesia 



Potash - 



Soda - 



Chloride of sodium 



Sulphuric acid 



Phosphates appreciable. 



Carbonic acid not appreciable, 



6-935 

 2-765 

 82-725 

 6-360 

 025 

 0-217 

 0-092 

 032 

 0-444 

 0-022 

 0-013 



98-630 S. 



k. 



