TACONIC DISTRICT. 
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Soil near Fitch’s point, Salem, Washington county . 
Uncultivated ; reddish brown. & 
ANALYSIS. 
Water.. I‘00 
Vegetable matter. 2-50 
Silex. 87*00 
Peroxide of iron. 5*20 
Alumina. 3*05 
Manganese. 0*25 
Carbonate of lime .. 1*00 
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This is a local soil, derived from silico-ferruginous rock, in which there is sufficient lime 
to effervesce; but a large proportion of the lime is lost when it has disintegrated. It is a 
warm soil, upon which the herbage is sweet; and were it extensive, it would form the 
best of grazing lands. 
The soil of the plains about Salem is mostly drift, in which cobblestones of Potsdam 
sandstone are quite common. It is rarely sufficiently tight to retain manures well, and 
yet they are not excessively leachy. Fine crops of corn are raised upon these lands; and 
the slopes of the hills form excellent grazing grounds, being dry and warm. 
Soil of the plains and meadows at Fitch’s point. 
The farm of Dr. Fitch has been long under cultivation; and the meadow, being at some 
distance from the barn, has received but little manure. 
ANALYSIS. 
Water. 3*50 
Organic matter. 9*25 
Silex. 77*50 
Peroxide of iron and alumina. 7 *12 
Carbonate of lime. 0*10 
Phosphate of lime.„. 0*06 
Magnesia. 0*50 
99*03 
Soil in Washington county. 
ANALYSIS. 
Water of absorption_ 7*18 
Organic matter_ 6*12 
Silex. 79*72 
Peroxide of iron and alumina_ 6*12 
Carbonate of lime _____ 0*10 
Phosphate of lime ..._ 0*06 
Magnesia_ 0*50 
99*80 
