THE SOIL OF THE COTTON STATES. 
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One thousand grains of tlie fibre, or clean cotton, 
yielded fifteen grains of aslies, whicli consist of — 
Silica 0.240 grains. 
Carbonic acid 3.500 " 
Chlorine 1.100 " 
Sulphuric acid 0.824 " 
Phosphoric acid 1.733 " 
Lime 2.641 " 
Magnesia 0.200 
Potash 3.628 " N 
Soda 0.974 
Carbon (not burned) 0.230 ^ ^ 
15.070 
One thousand grains of the seeds yielded 41^ grains 
of ashes, which consist of — 
Silica 0.160 grains. 
Carbonic acid 1.200 " 
Chlorine 0.430 " 
Sulphuric acid 0.872 " 
Phosphoric acid 10.640 " 
Lime 1.850 " 
Magnesia 7.860 " 
Potash 12.340 " 
Soda 4.472 " 
Loss 1.376 " 
41.200 " 
Analysis of Ashes of Short-staple Cotton^ from Hamburg^ 
South Carolina. 
One thousand grains of the clean cotton fibre, burned, 
yielded fifteen grains of ashes, which consist of — 
