OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
1 5 
AUGUST. 
DAY OF 
MONTH. 
OBSERVATIONS ON SOIL 
OF GRASS LAND. 
5 o’c 
OBSERVATIONS ON NAKED SOIL 
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12 o’clock m 
3 o’clock 
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OBSERVATIONS ON ATMOSPHERE, DEW, RAIN, AND WIND. 
DAY OF 
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Obsekvattons. —16. Morning cloudy. Middle of day few hazy clouds. At 7 p. m. cloudy, moderate breeze. 17. 
Morning- cloudy, rest of day few hazy clouds. Moderate breeze. 18. Thunder shower during night. Thick float¬ 
ing clouds, stiff breeze. 19. Morning cloudy, light shower. Middle of day, few clouds. 7 p. m. clear, moderate 
breeze. 20 . forepart of day few clouds. At 4 p.m. a moderate shower. Light breeze, heavy dew. 21. Fewclouds. 
Moderate breeze, light dew. 22. Few clouds, light breeze, moderate dew. 23. Morning clear, heavy dew. In 
afternoon few clouds, moderate breeze. 24. Morning clear, heavy dew. Afternoon few clouds, light breeze. 26. 
U, 1 ’” 01 '. 6recze. From tli e 25th to the 31st the weather was very moderate, about like the 20th, 21st, 22d ami 
-id. Most of time clear. Moderate north breeze. No rain of any consecpience. Moderate dews. Nights pleasant. 
