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ANALYSIS OF SOIL FROM THE SAME FIELD, WHERE THE 

 CLOVER PLANT CAME TO PERFECTION. 



Specific Gravity, 2.265. Dry Gravity, 1.350. One cubic foot 

 in a dry and porous state weighs about 100 lbs. One acre, six 

 inches deep, about 1000 tons. 



Per acre, six 

 inches deep. 



Stones and Gravel, similar to the former, incapable of^ per cent. tons. cwt. lbs. 

 disintegration, or being serviceable to the growth of> 15.500 155 10 0 



Plants ) 



f Roots and Fibres in a state of 

 Organic Matter, yielding decay, 

 ail the constituents of <{ Organic Matter, principally Hu- 

 plants by decay. 



Coarse and Fine Silici- 

 ous Sand, containing 

 Minerals, capable of 

 disintegration, and 

 furnishing Potash and 

 Silica to Plants. 



Water of Absorption 



Silica 



Alumina 



Potash 



Soda 



Lime and Magnesia.. 



Peroxide of Iron 



Protoxide of Iron 



Oxide of Manganese 



Free Alumina 



Carbonate of Lime 



Phosphate of Lime and Iron ... 



^ Carbonate of Magnesia 



Substances contained in f Sulphate of Lime 



the soil in a soluble | Potash 



state, and rendered so- ■{ Chloride of Sodium 



luble by three weeks' | Humate of Lime with Ammonia 

 exposure as the former. L Soluble Silica 



Substances soluble in 

 acids, the useful parts 

 of which are convey- 

 ed to plants by the 

 carbonic acid contain- 

 ed in rain-water. 



1.070 



10 



14 0 



1.812 



18 



2 45 



1.275 



12 15 0 



68.000 



680 



0 0 



10.270 



102 



14 0 



.324 



3 



4 89 



.080 



0 16 0 



.040 



0 



8 0 



.740 



7 



8 0 



.040 



0 



8 0 



.013 



0 



2 67 



.074 



0 14 89 



.212 



2 



2 44 



.062 



0 



12 44 



.trace 







.0059 



0 



1 20 



.0024 



0 



0 54 



.0040 



0 



0 89 



.1120 



1 



2 44 



.0014 



0 



0 31 



Loss 



99.6377 

 .3623 



100.0000 



ANALYSIS OF SUBSOIL FROM SAME FIELD. 

 Specific Gravity, 2.268 



Stones and coarse Gravel, similar in composition to that contained ) , „ 



in the surface soil } ^^-^ 



Roots and Vegetable Fibres 020 



Organic Matter, principally Humus .320 



Water of Absorption 1.314 



Silica 67.500 



Coarse and fine Sand, 

 slowly 

 oy the i 

 itmosphere, 



slowly disintegrating I AI^"'' 8'520 



Lime and Magnesia ...... .050 



