338 ANALYSIS OF SOILS 



The quantity of organic matter is niiich less in tlie subsoil ; and the result of this analysis, 

 as it respects the lime and magnesia, is precisely as has occurred in many instances before : 

 there is more at the surface than below, contrary to what we had supposed before we 

 engaged in the analysis. It appears from the analysis of the surface soil, that it has felt 

 the eflects of constant cropping, and this is what we should expect. The deep soils, in 

 reality, are much the same two feet below the surface, as at the surface, except in the 

 amount of organic matter and water. 



Jlnalysis of soil in Christian-hollow, 

 Situated below a deposit of tufa : uncultivated or new land. Soil dried at 212° Fahr. 



First process. Second process. 



Water 11-34 0-00 



Organic matter 6-71 0-00 



Silica and silicates 72*85 69'07 



Peroxide of iron and alumina (free) 7-50 0-00 



do (combined) 0-00 3-58 



Carbonate of lime (free) 0-40 0-00 



do (combined) 0-00 0-55 



Magnesia (free) 0-24 0-00 



do (combined) 0-00 0-29 



Soluble silica 0-30 0-00 



99-07 73-49 



AXALYSIS OF SUBSOIL. 



Water 12-75 



Organic matter 6-94 



Silicates 65-06 



Peroxide of iron and alumina II -94 



Carbonate of lime 1-12 



Magnesia none 



Soluble silica 0-02 



97-83 



Surface soil from the farm of D. Spaulding. 

 Receives the wash from a hill situated to the west. The farm is east, and directly be- 

 low Mr. Palmer's. The wheat of this farm occasionally shrinks and blights, while that 

 of Mr. Palmer's never does, but is always plump. 



Water 9-88 



Silicates _ 79-00 



Pero.xide of iron and alumina 7-84 



Carbonate of lime 0-50 



Magnesia 0-26 



Soluble silica 0-06 



97-54 



