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ANALYSIS OF SOILS 



We shall now proceed to give a statement of the analysis of several soils taken frott 

 Christian-hollow* and its vicinity, which has been, and still is, noted for its wheat-growing 

 capacity. The first specimen was selected from the farm of Mr. Palmer, in the southeast 

 part of the town of Lafayette, on the west side of Christian-hollow. It was taken from 

 the third terrace (fig. 37, d) . 



Fie. 37. 



a. South end of Christian-hollow, and first ten-ace. b. Second terrace, d. Third terrace. Below a is the Marcellu3 

 slate and Hamilton slate or shale ; and above J, from which the soil was taken, is the TuUy limestone. The 

 rocks of this section are, for short distances, horizontal. 



It was cleared in 1830, and has never been manured. It was cropped for ten years,^and 

 has steadily yielded forty bushels of wheat to the acre. 



ANALYSIS. 



First process. Second process. 



Water 11-2212 0-0000 



Organic matter 7-8490 0-0000 



Silica and silicates 72-8296 66-6796 



Peroxide of iron and alumina 6-7483 0-0000 



Combined alumina, etc 0-0000 5-2148 



Carbonate of lime 1-7436 0-0000 



Combined lime 0-0000 0-7500 



Magnesia 0-3086 O'OOOO 



100-7003 72-6344 



Soluble silica 0-1852 



Phosphates not appreciable in one hundred grains. 



•Christian-hollow is a north and south valley in Onondaga county, nearly surrounded by hills from two hundred to 

 six hundred feet high. It was originally settled by a thievish population; and hence the name Christian-hollow, 

 given on the principle of contrast. 



