101 
The following' 
to like analysis: 
is tlie result obtained by subjecting the 
No. 3. 
clayey specimen 
Water of absorption. 11,5 
Humus. 5.0 
Salts of lime. 3.5 
Alumina. 42.0 
Silicious sand.-. 38.0 
100.0 
Here we have a cold, heavy soil, that works stiff and clammy under the 
plow; it bakes if worked when wet, and becomes so excessively hard in a 
dry time that it cannot be plowed. It might produce a pretty fair crop 
of wheat and oats, in a favorable season, but would require expensive 
sanding in addition to barnyard manure and lime to make it good grain land. 
It is well adapted for meadow purposes; most grasses, especially timothy, 
flourish on such ground. Our peaty specimen gave the following: 
No. 1. 
Water of absorption. 
Humus. 
Undecomposed vegetable fibres 
Salts of lime. 
Alumina. 
Silicious sand. 
3.5 
4.5 
75.0 
0.0 
7.0 
10.0 
100.0 
This is a good peat, you perceive what a large proportion of the en¬ 
tire soil is undecomposed combustible matter. When thoroughly dry it 
would burn well, and might be used for fuel in the absence of wood and 
coal. This will require thorough draining, lime, time, and exposure to 
the air, before any crop of value can be raised on it, unless it be cran¬ 
berries. A small portion of such land would be valuable as a manure, 
to enrich land deficient in organic matter. 
The following is the result of our analysis of the sandy specimen : 
No. 2. 
Water of absorption. 3-5 
Silicious gravel. 12.0 
Silicious sand. 75.0 
Humus. 3.0 
Alumina...-. 4.0 
Salts of lime—. 2.5 
100.0 
