ANALYSES OF THE OAT. 
99 
According to this analysis, the soil, to the depth of one foot, contained 
Organic matter 
Lime 
Magnesia 
Potash - 
Soda 
Chloride of sodium 
Sulphuric acid 
Soluble silica 
366856-875 lbs. 
16539-187 
1701-562 
11182-250 
33010-312 
816-750 
272-250 
9869-062 
The phosphates were appreciable, but too small in amount to be weighed. 
It may be repeated in this place, that the soils of the true Wheat district are not so rich 
in phosphates as the soils of the Hudson river and Eastern districts. 
The following exhibits the soil of the east acre as it is, or after a crop of com and oats 
(I believe) have been removed, but which had been highly manured as stated in the fore¬ 
going remarks. 
One hundred grains, saturated with moisture, gave 
Soil as it is. 
Water 
Dry soil 
28-686 
71-314 
100 grs. of dry soil gave 
Alumina and peroxide of iron 
Soluble silica 
Lime - 
Magnesia - 
Potash - 
Soda - 
Chloride of sodium 
Sulphuric acid 
Phosphates appreciable. 
Carbonic acid not appreciable. 
Organic matter 
Water - 
Silica - 
6-935 
2-765 
82-725 
5-360 
0-025 
0-217 
0-092 
0-032 
0-444 
0-022 
0-013 
98-630 S. 
