OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
25 
JANUARY, 1848. 
DAY OF MONTH. 
observations 
ON SOIL. 
OBSERVATIONS 
ON TREES. 
WEATHER. 
2 feet below 
suriace. 
4 feet below 
<V 
O 
Ci 
3 
C/2 
Black 
Walnut. 
Horse 
Chestnut. 
Air. 
Direction 
> 
-H 
2> 
Force of 
wind. 
Degree of 
cloudiness. 
mcnes 
rain. 
8 
a. m 
3 
p.m 
P _ 
• 00 
a 
3 
p.m 
8 
a. m 
3 
p.m 
8 
a. m 
3 
p.m 
6 | 
a. m 
8 
a. m 
3 
p.m 
9 
p.mj 
a. m 
p.m 
a. m 
i.m 
Mean 
a. m 
urn 
Mean 
40 
40 
43 
43 
48 
56 
s 
s 
i 
3 
2 
3 
3 
3 
40 
40 
43 
43 
1 
401 
40 
43 
43 
32 
42 
N 
N 
1 
1 
i 
0 
0 
0 
4 
40* 
40 
43 
42 1 
36 
40 
NW 
NW 
i 
4 
2 
3 
2 
11 
5 
39A 
40 
42 
42' 
24 
32 
N 
S 
2 
7 
4 
4 
5 
4| 
g 
30 
39 
42 
41 1 
20 
21 
N 
N 
5 
4 
4 
1 
1 
1 
7 
40 
39 1 
41 
41 r 
12 
22 
N 
N 
2 
2 
2 
0 
3 
14 
g 
40 
40 
41 1 
41“ 
22 
25 
N 
N 
3 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3' 
9 
39 
40 
39 
41 
42 
28 
N 
W 
2 
(j 
4 
2 
2 
9 
41 
41 
I 
3 
4 
N 
N 
1 
1 
1 
o 
1 
1 
OZJ 
30 
39 
40 1 
40 
1 
ii 
30 
N 
N 
i 
1 
1 
0 
0 
o' 
38 
39 
40 * 
40 
20 
30 
N 
N 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
2 1 
13 
37 1 
38 
40 
42 
15 
32 
s 
s 
1 
1 
1 
4 
4 
4' 
14 
37 " 
37 
41 1 
42 
.... 
34 
38 
s 
s 
1 
1 
] 
5 
4 
4 1 
15 
37 
37 
42 
42 
.... 
40 
42 
s 
s 
2 
3 
2 
5 
6 
H 
Semi-monthly mean, 
39.23 
41.72 
28 
2.18 
2.46 
16 
17 
35 
35 
35 
35 1 
38 
39 
39 
39 
36 
33 
44 
38 
JN VV 
s 
JN 
W 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
0 
2 
0 
1 
0 
1 1 
18 
35 
35* 
38* 
3$ 
29 
29 
s 
N 
3 
7 
x 2 
3 
3 
19 
35 
35 
38' 
38 
26 
25 
26 
25 
9 
19 
N 
N 
2 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
20 
341 
341 
371 
371 
26 
32 
21 
25 
21 
36 
S 
S 
4 
2 
3 
3 
1 
2 
.... 
• 21 
341 
35 
371 
38 
32 
32 
27 
29 
33 
42 
S 
S 
4 
2 
3 
4 
2 
3 
22 
35 
35 
38 
38 
31 
31 
30 
29 
25 
42 
. . . . 
N 
N 
1 
2 
11 
1 
3 
2 
23 
35 
35 
38 
38 
30 
31 
27 
27 
21 
28 
N 
N 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 
2 
24 
35 
34 1 
’38 
37 
30 
29 
28 
24 
30 
N 
s 
2 
2 
2 
0 
0 
() 
25 
341 
341 
371 
371 
30 
32 
26 
29 
32 
40 
S 
S 
3 
2 
2:, 
2 
3 
21 
26 
341 
34i 
371 
38 
32 
33 
291 
30 
33 
36 
N 
N 
1 
2 
1 
3 
5 
4 
27 
341 
34' 
371 
38 
34 
341 
30 
31 
37:' 
38 
N 
N 
2 
2 
2 
4 
6 
5 
28 
341 
341 
371 
37 
351 
38 
31 
31 
.... 
39 
40 
N 
W 
1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
29 
341 
341 
361 
37 
32 
35 
30 
30 
_ 
31 
35 
NW 
W 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 
30 
341 
34; 
371 
37 
32 
35 
31 
30 
32 
32 
W 
w 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
1 
31 
34J 
34.; 
371 
37 
32 
35 
31 
32 
31 
41 
N 
s 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
1 
_ ... 
Semi-monthly mean, 
34.7 
37? 
37 
324 
Monthly mean, 
Observations. —1. Hazy. Warm S. breeze. 3. Heavy frost in morning. Warm day. 5. Snow 4 inch deep. 
High wind. 6. Cold N. Wind. 8. Light fall of snow. 9. Snow fell last night 8 inches deep. Strong W. breeze. 
10. Very cold. 11. Very cold. 14. Light showers of rain. 15. Light showers occasionally. 16. Snow has nearly 
disappeared. Soil froze 6 inches deep. 17. Light frost during night. 20. Cold S. wind. 26. Smoky. Light show¬ 
ers during the afternoon. 27. Morning foggy. Smoky. Rain from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. 28. Morning foggy and 
smoky. 30. Light fall of snow. White frost during the night. 31. Soil froze 1 incli deep during night. 
[Agricultural Rep. Vol. IT.— Apr. | 
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