seven-eighth inches. The soil is a very fine clayey loam, 
almost black in color and 21% inches deep. It had never 
been broken by the plow to any depth and was so compact 
that we were compelled to use a pick in working a part of 
it. This is succeeded by six feet of marly clay and fine sand, 
the upper four to six inches of which was a white marl and 
the next three and a half feet fine clayey sand. The sample 
from the cornfield corresponds to the 21inches of black 
soil. For fodder analysis of plant see page 3 1, first cutting, 
analysis No. 12. 
The total fixed ash constituents removed by 1,000 
pounds of hay, on a basis of 8.87 per cent, moisture and 9.94 
per cent, crude ash, is 75.32 pounds, distributed as follows :— 
Silicia. 1.49 
Phosphoric acid. 4.43 
Sulphuric “ 5.59 
Chlorine. 7.92 
Lime. 23.65 
Magnesia. 5.89 
Oxide of iron.40 
Alumina.25 
Oxide of manganese.19 
Potash.23.69 
Soda. 1.82 
75-32 
Nitrogen.22.31 
ANALYSES OF THE ASHES. 
PlcLflts. Per cent. 
Sand. i. 765 
Silicic acid. 1.513 
Phosphoric acid. 4-459 
Sulphuric “ . 5.636 
Chlorine. 6.776 
Calcic oxide. 23.905 
Magnesic oxide. 5-95 1 
Ferric “ 397 
Aluminic “ 253 
Manganic “ (brown) .188 
Potash. 23.934 
Soda. 1.840 
Carbonic acid. 25.151 
101.768 
1-523 
Less O equivalent to Cl 
