OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS. 
43 
AUGUST, 1848. 
OBSERVATIONS AT 5 A. M. OR BEFORE SUNRISE. 
MONTH. 
Temperature of air in 
shade. 
Tern, of naked soil 2 in. 
below surfaue. 
Tern, soil 2 feet below 
the surface. 
Tern, soil 4 feet below 
(he surface. 
Temperature dew, 
l 
56 
63 
63 
58 
55 h 
2 
48 
60 
63 
58 
48 h 
3 
61 
64 
63 
58 
59 h 
4 
61 
64 
63 
58 
60 h 
5 
58 
63 
63 
58 
6 
54 
60 
62 
59 
53- 
7 
48 
56 
62 
59 
48 h 
8 
54 
60 
62 
59 
53 h 
9 
56 
61 
62 
59 
55 
10 
58 
70 
63 
59 
57 h 
11 
69 
72 
63 
59 
69 h 
12 
68 
72 
63 
60 
66 h 
13 
59 
70 
63 
60 
58 h 
14 
68 
71 
63 
60 66 h 
15 
62 
70 
63 
60 
61 
16 
64 
72 
63 
60 64 
17 
58 
70 
64 
60 
58 
18 
58 
64 
64 
60 
19 
50 
54 
63 
60 
50 h 
20 
48 
63 
63 
60 
47 h 
21 
56 
59 
63 
60 
54 h 
22 
48 
59 
63 
60 
49 h 
23 
54 
62 
63 
60 
53 
24 
52 
60 
63 
60 
51 
25 
68 
67 
63 
59 
67 
26 
70 
68 
63 
59 
27 
68 
72 
63 
59 
■ • ■ • 
28 
59 
64 
63 
60 
29 
58 
62 
63 
60 
• . • • 
30 
54 
60 
63 
60 
52 h 
31 
54 
58 
63 
60 
OBSERVATIONS AT 3 P. M. 
Degree of cloudines, 
Course of wind. 
Force of wind. 
Temperature of air in 
shade. 
Tern, loose naked soil 2 
inches below surface. 
Tem. soil 2 feet below 
the surface. 
Tem. soil 4 feet below 
the surface. 
2 
NW 
2 
74 
66 
63 
58 
2 
NW 
3 
74 
68 
63 
58 
2 
S 
0 
70 
67 
63 
58 
2 
SE 
2 
72 
68 
63 
58 
4 
NW 
4 
76 
70 
62 
59 
0 
NW 
3 
68 
72 
62 
59 
0 
NW 
0 
76 
70 
62 
59 
0 
NW 
1 
84 
70 
62 
59 
1 
S 
2 
82 
71 
62 
59 
1 
s 
2 
90 
74 
63 
59 
0 
NW 
1 
94 
74 
63 
60 
2 
SW 
2 
90 
75 
63 
60 
T 
SE 
2 
86 
74 
63 
60 
2 
SW 
2 
90 
80 
63 
60 
2 
s 
2 
90 
80 
63 
60 
4 
sw 
2 
86 
78 
63 
60 
4 
sw 
3 
59 
70 
64 
60 
3 
NW 
2 
60 
66 
63 
60 
2 
NE 
2 
64 
68 
63 
60 
6 
NW 
1 
78 
70 
63 
60 
2 
NW 
1 
74 
70 
63 
60 
0 
NW 
1 
76 
72 
63 
60 
2 
NW 
1 
82 
75 
63 
60 
3 
NE 
1 
78 
74 
63 
59 
2 
NW 
2 
88 
80 
63 
59 
2 
S 
3 
78 
75 
63 
59 
6 
S 
4 
74 
72 
63 
59 
6 
S 
4 
60 
63 
63 
60 
7 
NW 
3 
74 
65 
63 
60 
0 
N 
1 
84 
80 
63 
60 
0 
S 
1 
82 
78 
63 
60 
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CU 
W ** 
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Hf 
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o.2 
60 
3 
Z 
62' 
1 
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60 
NW 
NW 
S 
sw 
NW 
NW 
NW 
s 
s 
s 
s 
SE 
SW 
SW 
s 
s 
NW 
NW 
NW 
NW 
NW 
NW 
SE 
S 
NW 
SW 
NW 
S 
NW 
NW 
S 
Remarks at 5 a. m. —2. Foggy in valley. 3. Smoky. 5. Smoky. 7. Clear and cool. 9. Hazy. 10. SmoKy. 11. 
12. Smoky. 13. Smoky. 15. Smoky. 18. Raining. 28. Raining. 29. Foggy and lowry. 30. Foggy. 
Remarks at 3 f. m.— 1. Smoky. 2. Smoky and hazy. 6. Hazy. 7. Smoky. 8. Very smoky. 10. Smoky. 11. 
Smoky. 12. Smoky. 14. Smoky. 15. Smoky. 16. Smoky. 17. Foggy. Raining commenced a. m. 19. Very 
changeable weather. 26. Sprinkle rain. Thunder. 
