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Trais-sactions Texas Academy of Science 
Harrington^ H. H. 
LOCALITY. 
j Water. 
Volatile and or- 
ganic matter. 
Insoluble mat- 
ter and sand. 
Iron oxide. 
Alumina oxide. 
Calcium oxide. 
Magnesium 
oxide. 
Sulphuric acid. 
Phosphoric acid. 
Potash. 
Sodium. 
Carbon dioxide. 
Terrell. 
Surface 
2.09 
6.84 
85.96 
1.08 
1.68 
0.55 
0.28 
0.24 
0.28 
0.23 
0.17 
0.13 
.07 
SnVisnil 
2.09 
3.81 
87.95 
1.45 
2.71 
0.37 
0.32 
0.11 
.14 
Pecan Gap. 
Siirffir'.fi .... 
fi 34 
7.88 
6.67 
68.06 
62.91 
4.23 
4.19 
9.48 
10.37 
.814 
3.05 
32 
'^4 
.13 
.18 
.83 
1.29 
64 
..344 
2.32 
Subsoil 
7.57 
.34 
.12 
.60 
Forney. 
Timber Land. 
Surface 
4.56 
6.03 
60.55 
2.42 
4.53 
11.00 
-.543 
.127 
.326 
.316 
1.28 
8.49 
Subsoil 
4.36 
7.42 
60.96 
2.27 
5.59 
10.05 
.64 
.16 
2.66 
.419 
1.85 
7.78 
Prairie Soil. 
Surface 
7.57 
11.06 
56.5 
2.82 
7.04 
6.62 
.81 
.151 
.313 
.837 
.052 
6.26 
Subsoil 
6.78 
10.96 
56.4 
2.78 
2.38 
7.35 
.615 
.137 
.294 
.606 
.109 
6.06 
Hammock. 
Sn pf n,f*e 
7.91 
6.92 
6.16 
62.98 
2.86 
7.35 
6.30 
.46 
.147 
.25 
.68 
.09 
4.91 
Subsoil 
7.70 
62.84 
2.74 
8.18 
6.74 
.297 
.216 
.499 
.39 
.25 
4.48 
Manor, Travis County. 
Surface 
8.47 
■7.26 
50.69 
3.73 
16.35 
5.81 
.317 
.082 
.115 
.576 
.151 
5.84 
Subsoil 
3.27 
7.18 
51.17 
4.7414.33 
6.96 
.507 
.147 
.179 
.604 
.095 
6.11 
Belton, Bell County. 
Black Waxy. 
Surface 
.2.42 
7.34 
44.23 
(1.58) 
.23.98 
.94 
.15 
.12 
.22 
.25 
18.00 
Subsoil 
1.94 
2.65 
48.17 
(2.68) 
23.6 
1.13 
.21 
.13 
.28 
.30 
18.35 
Belton, Bell Couiity. 
Hammock. 
Snrfa.ce 
6.52 
77.05 
2.66 
4.91 
1.03 
.73 
.02 
.02 
.18 
1.45 
.93 
.81 
Subsoil 
4.91 
2.51 
78.09 
3.98 
7.74 
0.83 
.9 
.17 
1.07 
.33 
.65 
‘‘The next division of the hlack prairie belt lies to the west of the ‘black 
waxy’ proper. It is a narrow strip, only about two miles wide; and 
reaehinig from iRed river to the iRio Gnande. Its surface is characterized 
by an outcrop of ‘white rock/ or chalky country. -Some of the most pros- 
perous towns of the iState are situated upon this narrow belt: Paris, 
ISherman, iMcKinney, Dallas, Waxahachie, Waco, Austin, iNew Bnaunfels 
and iSan Antonio. 
* -)(■ * -K- vx- 
“Analysis of samples from Waxahachie and New iBraunfels. No. I, 
Waxahachie; No. II, New Braunfels : 
ELEMENTS. 
No. I. 
No. 11. 
Surface 
Subsoil. 
Surface 
Subsoil. 
Moisture , 
9.06 
7.64 
7.22 
7.34 
Volatile and Organic Matter 
7.77 
5.80 
4.96 
2.24 
Insoluble Matter and Sand 
59.9 
53.17 
61.99 
51.07 
Oxide of Iron .'. 
5.44 
5.18 
4.03 
4.15 
Oxide of Alumina 
6.81 
6.32 
5.62 
5.76 
Oxide of Calcium (Lime) 
5.17 
10.62 
7.32 
14.66 
Oxide of Magnesia 
.67 
1.41 
1.31 
.96 
Sulphuric Acid 
.14 
.29 
.30 
.17 
Phosphoric Acid 
.15 
.65 
.41 
.57 
Potash 
.35 
.41 
.22 
.47 
Soda 
.04 
.24 
.13 
.12 
Carbon Dioxide 
3.98 
8.11 
5.8 
11.52 
