338 ANALYSIS OF SOILS 



The quantity of organic mattei is much Less in the subsoil ; and the result of this analysis, 

 - ' cts the lime and magnesia, is precisely as has occurred in man] instances before : 



there is more al 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 effects of constant cropping, and this is what we should expect. The deep soils, in 

 reality, are muoh the same two feel behra the surface, as at the surface, except in the 

 amount of organic matter and wan r. 



. Inalysis of soil in Christian-hollow. 

 Situated hclow 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 



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ANALYSIS or SUBSOIL. 



Water 12-75 



Organic matter 6-94 



Silicates 65-06 



Peroxide of iron and alumina 11 -94 



Carbonate of lime 1-12 



Magnesia none 



Soluble silica 0-02 



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face soil from the farm of I). 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, hut is always plump. 



Water 9-88 



Silicates 79-00 



Peroxide of iron and alumina 7-84 



Carbonate of lime 0-50 



i 0-26 



Soluble silica 0-06 



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