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OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 



AUGUST, 1848. 







OBSERVATIONS 











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OBSERVATIONS ON SOIL. 



ON HIKES. 



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66 



66 



67 



67 



64 



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69 



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61 



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in: 68 



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69 



s:i 



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w 



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1 



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64 



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lift 



66 



67 



67 



61 



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62 



71) 



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s 



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34 





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nil 



67 



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61 



71 



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71 



73 



82 



71 



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2 



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661 



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70 



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64 



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73 



67 



vv 



w 



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65 



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69 



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63 



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75 



vv 



s 



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69 



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64 



71 



73 







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70 



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76 



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1 





1 



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ii 





11 



66 



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64 



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72 



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78 



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74 



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69 



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69 



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78 



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1.33 0.05 



16 70 



71 



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72 



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76 



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1 



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62 



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63 



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S.m.m. 65.97 65.97 66.84 62.73 69.53 1.37 





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3.7 1 



Mo.me67.01 66.64 67.08 63.17 71.92 1.34 





1.69 





Observations.— 1. Heavy dew. The potato rot has made its appearance in the vicinity of Boston. 3. Heavy 

 dew Ihe 2d, 3d and 4th. 4. The Rumex crispus begins to ripen ils seeds. Large numbers of caterpillars have com- 

 menced feeding upon the leaves of the Juglans nigra. 5. Rain 12 m. to 2 a.m. 6. The potato rot has made its 

 appearance in the vicinity of the Helderbergh. 7. The Juglans nigra continues to grow vigorously, the caterpillars 

 have nearly divested it of its leaves. It was cut down this morning. 8th, 9th and 10th smoky. 11. Heavy dews 

 from the 6th to 11th. In Dr. Wendell's, Mr. Prentice's, Mr. Walsh's and other orchards around Albany, the pear, 

 quince and apple trees have commenced dying. The leaves of the grape vine also are dying. 14. The potatoes are 

 rolling in Maine, especially along the sea coast. 15. Warm and dry. The temperature of the air at 8 a. m. and 3 

 p. m. from the 1st to the 15th is 77.86°, being 3.56° higher than the corn plants, and 6.86" higher than that of the 

 II, use Chestnut. 17. Rain from 5 p. m. to 12 m. with thunder. 18. Rain 12 rn.atnightto9a.nl. The potatoes 

 still continue to be affected on Long Island with the rot, especially the less hardy varieties. 21. The potato rot 

 still continues in Maine. 22. The polatoes continue to rot slowly on the Helderberg. 24. The Pittsburgh Gazette 

 ■ i\ a ihat 4 of the potato crop in that vicinity is affected with the rot. From the 20th lo the 22d warm, pleasant. 

 smoky. 28. Rain 12 m. to 12 al night. 29. Rain 12 at night to 6 a. in. 



Winds. — North 7 days, EastO. South II',, West 5, Northeast 3!. Southeast l\ Southwest 1| Northwest I. 



Weather. — Fair 6! days. More or less cloudy 244 days. Rain on 5 days. Warmest day 12th. Coldest 26th. Highest 

 in i 'i." . Lowest 55°. 



