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ANALYSIS OF SOILS 
The quantity of organic matter is much less in the subsoil ; and the result of this analysis, 
as it respects the lime and magnesia, is precisely as has occurred in many instances before : 
there is more at the surface than below, contrary to what we had supposed before we 
engaged in the analysis. It appears from the analysis of the surface soil, that it has felt 
the effects of constant cropping, and this is what we should expect. The deep soils, in 
reality, are much the same two feet below the surface, as at the surface, except in the 
amount of organic matter and water. 
Analysis of soil in Christian-hollow. 
Situated below a deposit of tufa: uncultivated or new land. Soil dried at 212° Fahr. 
First process. Second process. 
Water__ 11-34 0-00 
Organic matter_ 6-71 0-00 
Silica and silicates_ 72-85 69-07 
Peroxide of iron and alumina (free). 7-50 0-00 
do (combined). 0-00 3-58 
Carbonate of lime (free). 0-40 0-00 
do (combined). 0-00 0-55 
Magnesia (free). 0-24 0-00 
do (combined). 0-00 0-29 
Soluble silica. 0-30 0-00 
99-07 73-49 
ANALYSIS OF SUBSOIL. 
Water. 12-75 
Organic matter. 6-94 
Silicates.65-06 
Peroxide of iron and alumina. 11 *94 
Carbonate of lime. 1-12 
Magnesia...- none 
Soluble silica... 0-02 
97-83 
Surface soil from the farm of D. Spaulding. 
Receives the wash from a hill situated to the west. The farm is east, and directly be¬ 
low Mr. Palmer’s. The wheat of this farm occasionally shrinks and blights, while that 
of Mr. Palmer’s never does, but is always plump. 
Water. 9-88 
Silicates.79-00 
Peroxide of iron and alumina. 7-84 
Carbonate of lime. 0-50 
Magnesia. 0-26 
Soluble silica. 0-06 
97-54 
