. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. c acid. The heavier soil of the gooselands(No 2143) made up largelv of silt and of the clay that escaped deposi-tionat the mouth of the creek, has a low per cent of humus and a lessamount each of phosphoric acid and lime than the sediment. This loss isdoubtless due to the leaching effect of the stagnating waters for the soilat four feet depth (No. 2146) is calcareous, though not as highly so asthe original sediment. Alkali Composition.—Examinations have been made of quite a n
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. c acid. The heavier soil of the gooselands(No 2143) made up largelv of silt and of the clay that escaped deposi-tionat the mouth of the creek, has a low per cent of humus and a lessamount each of phosphoric acid and lime than the sediment. This loss isdoubtless due to the leaching effect of the stagnating waters for the soilat four feet depth (No. 2146) is calcareous, though not as highly so asthe original sediment. Alkali Composition.—Examinations have been made of quite a num-ber of the gooseland soils from different localities. Many of them werecollected by Mr. J. Burtt Davy in his investigations on the plantgrowth of the region. Alkali in soils from side of railroad 3 miles west of Colusa. Takenby F J Snow 1898. Water was encountered m the third toot and it isprobable that the results do not show the entire amount of alkali. Depth. Per cent in Soil. Pounds per Acre. Q 9 ao ap Ditch near Railroad—1st foot - 2d foot .3d foot .4th foot ! .017 .017 .700 .008 .336 .008!. o; o o 9 > 9 s I xii. 680 • 6,440 51,680 680 ; 2,160 , 43,120 320 1 ! 28,320 320 I 13,760 Total -789 .012 .054 j .855 Wheat field adjoining the above— 1st foot 2d foot 3d foot ---- -- .047 I .004 I tr. ! .004 tr. . Total-- ! -116 .003 .119 126,280 1,8806,5605,520 2,000160 8,600 136,880 2,0406,560 160 5,680 13,960 320 14,280 The very large amount of salts found in the soil of the ditch by therailroad track is no doubt due to the percolation or seepage front theadioining higher land; for in the wheat field near by, the amount is butlittle more than one tenth as large, and common salt and the carbonateof soda are notably absent. This result is a clear indication of theproper method of reclaiming these lands, viz.: deep drainage into lowerlevels, and cultivation of the surface soil to prevent any further rise ofwhat might be below the dr
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