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PLUMBAGO AND FELDSPAR OF MORRIS CO, NEW-JERSEY. 



Ameuican Institute, ? 



J\'ew-York, Jan.^ 1852. \ 



Wm. a. Bradley, Esq. : 



My Dear Sir. — Understanding that you liave recently devoted 

 some portion of your time to the investigation of certain soils in 

 Morris county, New-Jersey, said to possess unusual fertility, re- 

 sulting, as is supposed, 'rom a natural adipixture of mineral sub- 

 stances ; I take the liberty of soliciting, should your time permit, 

 such information relative thereto as you may think proper to 

 place in the hands of your friends in the American Institute. 



Very respectfully, yours, &c., 

 ADOxVIRAM CHANDLER. 



Corresponding Secretary. 



Newark, January 23, 1852. 

 General Chandler: 



Dear Sir — Your letter was duly received, and it would have 

 afforded me much pleasure to have replied at an earlier date had 

 I been able. The sulject mentioned by you is one of which I 

 know but very little, and the weather has been so severe that 

 I have been unable to visit the localities in question for the pur- 

 pose of obtaining further statistics. The few facts which have 

 fallen under my observation I am most happy to place at jour 

 disposal. 



The excellent qualities possessed by the soil of a certain tract 

 of land in Morris county, New Jersey, have for a long time been 

 a common subject of remark with practical men and others fa- 

 miliar with the locality. These soils seem to possess the most 

 essential qualities desirable to farmers in an eminent degree, so 

 much so that farms situated witliin this tract will command a much 

 higher price than others not so located; in some instances these 

 naturally fertile soils have obtained double the price of the more 

 ordinary land in the immediate neighborhood. 



