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OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SOIL, MADE AT SCOTT, CORTLAND COUNTY, NEW-YORK. 
By Mr. C. B. Salisbury. 
MARCH, 1848. 
OBSERVATIONS AT 5 A. M. OR BEFORE SUNRISE. 
OBSERVATIONS AT 3 P. M. 
DAY OF MONTH. 
rH. 
Temperature of air in 
shade. 
Tern, of naked soil 2 in. 
below surfaue. 
Tern, soil 2 feet below 
the surface. 
lem. soil 4 feet below 
the surface. 
i 
2 
3 
4 
16 
31 
33 
5 
12 
31 
32 
6 
16 
31 
32 
7 
20 
32 
33 
8 
40 
.... 
32 
33 
9 
32 
32 
32 
10 
20 
31 
34 
11 
18 
32 
34 
12 
24 
32 
34 
13 
24 
32 
34 
14 
11 
32 
34 
15 
0 
32 
34 
16 
3 
32 
34 
17 
4 
32 
34 
18 
14 
.... 
32 
34 
19 
15 
.... 
33 
35 
20 
29 
.... 
34 
35 
21 
44 
.... 
33 
35 
22 
31 
33 
35 
23 
40 
33 
35 
24 
25 
34 
35 
25 
28 
.... 
34 
35 
26 
42 
34 
35 
27 
33 
34 
35 
28 
32 
34 
35 
29 
33 
34 
35 
30 
30 
.... 
34 
35 
31 
46 
34 
35 
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temperature ol air in 
shade. 
Tern, loose naked soil 2 
1 inches below surface. 
Tern, soil 2 feet below 
the surfaoe. 
Tern, soil 4 feet below] 
the surface. 
Tern. rain. 
Depth rain fallen since 
this morning 5 a. m. | 
Degree of cloudiness. 
Course of wind. 
force of wind. 
32 
32 
31° 
33° 
31 
5 
NW 
4 
26 
21 
31 
33 
32 
.... 
3 
NW 
5 
14 
13 
32 
33 
32 
.... 
2 
NW 
3 
28 
22 
33 
34 
321 
.... 
0 
NW 
2 
48 
34 
34 
35 
33 
.... 
0 
S 
2 
51 
40| 
32 
33 
321 
3 
S 
3 
38 
35 
32 
33 
4 
NW 
2 
20 
20 
32 
33 
.... 
4 
N 
2 
19 
18 
32 
34 
0 
NW 
1 
36 
30 
32 
34 
6 
S 
6 
27 
25 
32 
34 
.... 
6 
N 
3 
11 
11 
32 
34 
.... 
3 
NW 
3 
3 
H 
32 
34 
.... 
2 
NW 
2 
22 
12' 
32 
34 
. , 
3 
N 
1 
28 
16 
32 
34 
.... 
0 
NW 
1 
35 
241 
33 
35 
0 
NW 
1 
38 
26 
34 
35 
.... 
6 
S 
3 
38 
38i 
34 
35 
5 
s 
3 
44 
44 
33 
35 
.... 
5 
NW 
3 
33 
32 
33 
35 
.... 
4 
NW 
2 
40 
40 
34 
35 
3 
N 
2 
40 
321 
34 
35 
1 
NW 
1 
54 
41 
34 
35 
.... 
4 
s 
4 
50 
45 
34 
35 
48 
4 in 
4 
SE 
2 
35 
34 
34 
35 
. . . • 
6 
NW 
2 
35 
37i 
34 
35 
• • . . 
4 
NW 
2 
54 
43i 
34 
35 
1 
S 
1 
61 
45i 
34 
35 
..... 
2 
s 
2 
66 
56' 
34 
35 
.... 
2 
s 
6 
froz 
40 
Tin 
5 “ 
Sn 1 
Tin 
S “ 
s 
NW 
S 
S 
S 
NW 
N 
NW 
S 
NW 
NW 
NW 
N 
N 
NW 
S 
NW 
NW 
NW 
NW 
S 
s 
NW 
NW 
S 
s 
s 
Remarks at 5 A. m. —4. Snow 8. inches deep.. 5. Much drifted. 6. Snowing'. 9. Fell 1 inch snow. 10. Snow 
fell 6 inches. 11. Snow fell 4 inches. 12. Snowing a little. 13. Snowing. 15. 2 inches snow fell. 18. Hazy. 19. 
Hazy. 20. Foggy. 21. Some foggy. Sap runs. 23. Snowing. 27. Foggy. 28. Foggy. 
Remarks at 3 p. m. — 3. Snowing. 4. 4 more inches of snow. 5. Ground is frozen about 8 inches, bare. 8 . 
Smoky. Sap runs. 9. Snowing. 12. Raining. 13. Snowing a little. 14. Snowing a little. Sleighing. 19. Rain¬ 
ing. Turned to snow. 20. Rain. Thunder and lightning at night. 21. Little rain. Sap runs. 26. Foggy. 27. 
Lowry. 31. Mud and snow mostly disappeared. 
