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OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
DECEMBER, 1848. 
OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
OBSERVATIONS 
ON TREES. 
WEATHER. 
4 inc. below 
surface. 
9 inc. below 
surface. 
2 feet below 
surface. 
4 feet below 
surface. 
Horse 
Chestnut. 
Black 
Walnut. 
Air. 
Direction of 
Wind. 
Force of 
Wind. 
Degree of 
Cloudiness. 
Inches rain.| 
8 1 3 
a.mlp.m 
8 
a.m 
3 
p.m 
8 3 
a.m p.m 
1 
8 
a.m 
3 
p.m 
8 
a.m 
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p.m 
8 
a.m 
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p.m 
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a. m a.m 
3 
p.m 
9 
p.m 
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a.m 
p.m 
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39 
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42 
38 
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s 
W 
4 
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7 
7 
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3 
36 
40 
38 
41 
42 
42 
44 
41 
40 
38 
42 
41 
w 
w 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
4 
35 
38 
38 
40 
40 
40 
434 
434 
38 
41 
34 
45 
NW 
NE 
2 
2 
2 
6 
6 
3 
5 
36 
38 
38 
39 
39 
394 
434 
434 
39 
40 
37 
37 
NE 
N 
2 
2 
2 
6 
7 
63 
6 
36 
36 
39 
38 
40 
39 
434 
434 
37 
36 
34 
34 
N 
NE 
2 
2 
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6 
7 
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7 
33 
36 
30 
37 
40 
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434 
434 
34 
38 
34 
38 
S 
S 
2 
2 
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38 
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434 
43 
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w 
w 
2 
2 
2 
1 
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31 
10 
38 
42 
40 
42 
40 
40 
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434 
40 
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s 
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7 
6 
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11 
39 
40 
42 
43 
40 
40 
44 
434 
41 
40 
40 
38 
NW 
NW 
2 
2 
2 
5 
4 
4| 
12 
37 
37 
39 
40 
40 
40 
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434 
434 
37 
36 
34 
32 
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w 
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16 
34 
35 
36 
38 
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29 1 
43 
33 
37 
28 
37 
SW 
s 
2 
3 
21 
5 
6 
H 
17 
38 
39 
38 
40 
394 
40 
43 
43 
41 
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46 
N 
N 
1 
1 
1 
3 
2 
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18 
31 
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39 
39 
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43 
41 
43 
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W 
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1 
2 
11 
3 
2 
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s 
SW 
2 
2 
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20 
38 
38 
40 
42 
40 
39 
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43 
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40 
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34 
N 
NE 
3 
2 
21 
5 
5 
5 
21 
35 
34 
39 
36 
38 
38 
43 
43 
33 
33 
26 
22 
N 
NE 
2 
3 
21 
5 
7 
6 
.... 
22 
33 
33 
36 
36 
37 
37i 
421 
421 
31 
29 
13 
18 
N 
N 
1 
4 
21 
7 
7 
7 
.... 
23 
33 
33 
35 
35 
38 
37 
42 
42 
24 
26 
10 
15 
N 
N 
1 
2 
14 
1 
1 
1 
24 
33 
33 
35 
35 
38 
38 
42 
42 
24 
28 
10 
28 
S 
S 
2 
5 
31 
6 
7 
6i 
25 
31 
33 
35 
35 
37 
37 
42 
42 
32 
33 
35 
38 
S 
S 
2 
2 
2 
6 
6 
6 
26 
33 
33 
35 
35 
36i 
34 
411 
4U 
31 
21 
29 
33 
NW 
s 
4 
2 
3 
1 
3 
2 
27 
33 
33 
35 
35 
34' 
34 
41 1 
41i 
21 
22 
13 
20 
N 
N 
2 
2 
2 
5 
7 
6 
.... 
28 
33 
33 
35 
35 
35 
35 
41 
41 
23 
27 
31 
29 
NW 
N 
3 
2 
21 
1 
1 
1 
.... 
29 
33 
33 
35 
35 
35 
35 
41 
41 
30 
33 
j 33 
35 
34 
35 
35 
40 
40 
27 
31 
28 
32 
W 
W 
2 
1 
11 
7 
1 
4 
31 
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| 33 
134 
34 
35 
35 
40 
40 
32 
33 
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32 
35 
W 
s 
2 
1 
H 
4 
4 
4 
.... 
S.m.m 34 35| 37 41| 30.| 
M.me. 35^ 34f 38 \ 424_35 
Observations. —2. Rainy. Heavy showers a. m. 3. Smoky. 4. Smoky. 5. Rain during night and from 9 a.m. 
to 12 at night. 6. Rain early a. m. till 12 at night. 7. Rain early a. m. all day. 8. Rain early a. m. P. m. pleas¬ 
ant. Smoky. 9. Smoky. 10. Rained all night and most of day. 11. Smoky. 12. Commenced snowing 2 p. m. 
and continued at intervals through the night. 13. Smoky. 14. Smoky. Rain from 8 a. m. to 10 a.m. 16. Soil 
froze i inch deep. 17. Rain during uight. Day pleasant. 18. Smoky. 19. Smoky. 20. Smoky. 21. Snow fell i 
Inch deep last night. Commenced again 11 a. m. and continued through the day. 22. Snow 3 p. m. 12 inches deep. 
23. Smoky, pleasant. 24. Hail and snow from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. 25. Rain from 11 a. m. through the day. 26. 
Smoky. 27. Snow commenced falling 8 a. m. at 3. p. m. it had fallen 3 inches deep. 28. 8 inches of snow has 
fallen since 8 a. m. yesterday. 30, 4 inches of snow fell during night. 31. Pleasant. Thaws in sun. 
