TACONIC DISTRICT. 245 



Soil of Hoosic-falls, from the farm of Judge Ball. 



ANALYSIS. 



Water 2*00 



Organic matter 7*12 



Silex 78-77 



Lime I-OO 



Magnesia 1-02 



Phosphate of lime 0"12 



Peroxide of iron and alumina 8'81 



98-97 



^n uncultivated soil near Hoosic-falls. 

 Derived from the decomposition of an impure limestone. It forms a brown earth, upon 

 which forest trees grow rather luxuriantly ; slope to the cast ; exposure warm ; surface 

 dry. It forms an excellent soil for corn. 



ANALYSIS. 



Water 3-00 



Organic matter 5-50 



Silex 78-20 



Peroxide of iron and alumina 10-52 



Carbonate of lime 1-52 



Magnesia 0-33 



99-25 



Soil from East-Salem. 

 This soil bore a fine crop of oats, and is filled with pieces of dark-colored slate. It is a 

 soil common to the long range of hills of Washington county : it lies west of tlie Sparry 

 limestone, and is much the same in quality with the soil of the range of hills east of Hoosic 

 Four-corners, except that the quantity of broken slate is greater. 



ANALYSIS. 



Water 3-50 



Organic matter 6-00 



Silex 79-00 



Peroxide of iron 5-75 



Alumina 4-20 



Magnesia 0-75 



Carbonate of lime 0-87 



100-07 



Phosphoric acid, in combination with peroxide of iron, lime, magnesia or alumina, has 

 usually been found in the soils of this range of hills. Potash and soda have not been 



