Power of Soils to Absorb Moisture. 75 
Amount of Water taken vp by Loamy Soils, co7itaining from 
8-20 per cent, and upwards of Organic Matter, and other in,' 
gredients in due proportion. 
Soil from the farm of N. Salisbury, Cortland county. — 100 
grains saturated with moisture gave, of 
Water, 41 '06 
Dry matter, .... 58-94 
10000 
100 grains of the dry matter, on analysis, gave of 
Organic matter, ... - 16"28 
Silica, 73-52 
Peroxide of iron and alumina, - - 8-31 
Carbonate of lime, ... 0*49 
Maofnesia, - - - - - 0-18 
Soluble Silica, .... 0-50 
Phosphate of peroxide of iron and alumina, 0-50 
99-78 
Soil from Mr. Hobart's farm, Cortland county. — 100 grains 
saturated with moisture gave, of 
Water, 
. 
. 
. 
36 04 
Dry matter, 
- 
63-96 
100-00 
100 
grains of dry matter, 
on analysis. 
gave. 
of 
Organic matter. 
. 
. 
, 
8-16 
Silica, 
. 
. 
67-02 
Peroxide of iron and alumina, 
. 
19-20 
Potash, 
. 
- 
3-10 
Lime, 
• . 
. 
. 
0-25 
Soluble silica, 
. 
. 
1-20 
Magnesia, 
- 
- 
- 
trace. 
98-93 
Soil from N. Salisbury's farm, Cortland county. — 100 grains 
saturated with moisture gave, of 
Water, ..... 40-39 
Dry matter, - - - - 5961 
10000 
