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OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
AUGUST. 
OBSERVATIONS ON SOIL OF GRASS LAND. 
DAY OF 
MONTH. 
5 o’clock a.m 
12ocloek m. 
3 o’clock 
p.m 
7 o’clock p.m 
5 o’cl’k a. m. 
12 o’clock m. 
3 o’cl’k p. m. 
7 o’el’kp. m. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
Surface. 
4 inches below 
surface. 
9 inches below 
surface. 
8 
68 
68 
69 
75 
72 
70 
74 
72 
70 
72 
72 
70 
68 
67 
68 
75 
72 
70 
74 
72 
70 
72 
72 
70 
9 
69 
69 
70 
78 
72 
70 
76 
72 
71 
75 
72 
71 
69 
69 
69 
79 
74 
70 
77 
74 
72 
76 
74 
72 
10 
72 
72 
71 
89 
76 
72 
84 
78 
74 
78 
77 
74 
72 
71 
70 
90 
80 
73 
85 
82 
75 
78 
78 
75 
11 
74 
74 
73 
92 
81 
74 
93 
82 
76 
78 
80 
76 
74 
74 
73 
94 
85 
74 
96 
81 
76 
78 
80 
76 
12 
72 
73 
74 
86 
78 
74 
86 
82 
76 
75 
78 
76 
72 
72 
73 
88 
79 
74 
90 
84 
76 
74 
78 
76 
13 
71 
73 
74 
87 
78 
74 
86 
82 
76 
76 
78 
76 
69 
70 
73 
92 
80 
74 
90 
84 
77 
78 
79 
76 
14 
72 
72 
73 
87 
78 
75 
86 
79 
75 
73 
77 
75 
70 
72 
73 
89 
80 
75 
88 
83 
76 
78 
78 
76 
15 
72 
73 
74 
87 
80 
75 
88 
83 
76 
76 
78 
76 
70 
72 
73 
92 
81 
75 
93 
86 
77 
76 
78 
76 
Mean, . 
71 f 
71? 
72! 
85 g 
762 
71? 
84i 
78? 
74? 
76| 
761 
741 
701 
80-| 
711 
87f 
78| 
731 
81# 
81# 
75 
76? 
77# 
74# 
Highest 
74 
74 
74 
92 
81 
75 
93 
83 
76 
78 
80 
76 
74 
74 
73 
94 
85 
75 
96 
86 
77 
78 
80 
76 
Lowest, 
68 
68 
69 
75 
72 
70 
74 
72 
70 
72 
72 
70 
68 
67 
68 
75 
72 
70 
74 
72 
70 
72 
72 
70 
OBSERVATIONS ON NAKED SOIL. 
OBSERVATIONS ON ATMOSPHERE, DEW, 
RAIN, AND WIND. 
DAY OF 
month. 
5 o’clock a 
m. 
12 o’clock m. 
3 o'clock p. m. 
7 o’clock p. m. 
Air, 4 feet above sur¬ 
face. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, naked soil. 
Air, 4 inches above. 
surface, grass land. 
Dew. 
Rain. 
Wind. 
Air, 4 feet above sur¬ 
face. 
Air, 4 inches above 1 
surface, naked soil. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, grass land.. 
Rain. 
Wind. 
Air, 4 feet above sur¬ 
face. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, naked soil. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, grass land. 
Rain. 
Wind. 
Air, 4 feet above sur¬ 
face. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, naked soil. 
Air, 4 inches above 
surface, grass land. 
Rain. 
Wind. 
8 
67 
67 
67 
67 
N.E. 
73 
74 
75 
W. 
73 
73 
73 
N.E. 
72 
72 
72 
N.E. 
9 
69 
69 
69 
N.E. 
78 
79 
78 
E. 
77 
77 
76 
. . . . 
S.E. 
76 
76 
75 
S.E. 
10 
73 
73 
73 
S.E. 
84 
86 
85 
S. 
85 
85 
84 
. . . . 
S. 
78 
78 
77 
S. 
11 
75 
75 
74 
S. 
85 
88 
87 
N. 
87 
89 
88 
S. 
73 
73 
73 
73 
N. E. 
12 
72 
79 
72 
w. 
80 
81 
80 
N.E. 
80 
82 
81 
w. 
74 
72 
72 
W. 
13 
70 
69 
69 
66 
w. 
82 
84 
83 
.... 
S. 
84 
84 
84 
E. 
74 
74 
74 
N.E. 
14 
68 
68 
68 
N.W. 
83 
86 
85 
s. 
82 
84 
83 
S. 
76 
75 
74 
S. 
15 
70 
70 
70 
S. 
82 
86 
85 
s. 
84 
86 
85 
. . . . 
S. E. 
75 
75 
74 
S.E. 
RD7 
§3 
891 
81 i 
82 1 
81? 
74? 
74# 
73# 
Highest, ... 
/0# 
7 3 
' 4 
85 
88 
87 
87 
89* 
88 
78 
78' 
77 
TO 
I 
73 
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73 
73 
73 
72 
72 
72 
Low est,.... 
j 07 
61 
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Observations. — 8 . Cloiuly. Moderate breeze. 9. Cloudy. Moderate breeze. 10. Few thick Boating* clouds. 
Stiff south breeze in afternoon. 11. Few thin clouds in the forenoon. Clouds increased in the afternoon. Light 
shower at 5 o’clock p. m. Light breeze. 12. Few thin clouds, moderate breeze. Pleasant. 13. Heavy dew. Clear, 
jght breeze. 14. Few heavy clouds. Light breeze. 15. Few heavy clouds. Light breeze. 
