Document QMLE9VaDn1x8aDXM189o95mXE

2900a Louisiana ave., St Louis , Mo . f Nov. 28*. 1937. .tou may rest assured that I shall be glad to help you in every way that I possibly can. The soil that you ask lor will be shipped to y iu just a3 soon as I cnn gee down to doing it. This, I hope,will only be a natter of few days . a There are, however, one or two things that I sh raid mention to you with regard to the at 1. i that T am sending to you. I shall not be able tr 3end you samples of all the soils in my collection, since the quantity which I have is, in seme ins .ances, so snail that I am unable to spare enough for analytical purposes. I would not be able to send you the amount requestd. However, I have sufficient quantities of some soils to enable me to send you the amo -nt which you desire. Aa a matter of fact, I spent quite a bit of time last evening figuring out just how much you do want, since my knowledge of the metric system Is limited to the fact that I know that it exists. However, I figured that two-ounces would about fill the Bill. If you war/t more tVian this,please let me know, and I shall be glad to furnish it in all cases where it is possible. Please remember that the so 11 I an sending you is not necessarily typical of the country from vh'ich it is taken. In some cases this may be true; in others, not. However, a lit ole research will probably enable you to find out. If you do get such informstlon, I would appreciate it very much if you would forward it to me. The possibility of con tamination of the soil by atmospheric dust is, in my opinion, slight, shes I have been very care ful in seeping these soils from any such polution. The method of sterilization used by the Department of Agriculture was, in all cssaes, the application of dry heat. The packages were not even opened. 3ir.ee I do not know at the present-moment the exact number of soil samples that T shell be able to send, I can not give you N22427 any idea of the number of containers to send me. However, I 'enow chat the mini mm will be t< n, and so, if you would send me chat number of containers, I could return them to you, with the soil, nd let you -mow if any more are necessary. I expect to import some me re soil in the near future and will he glad to send you. samples of it when I do so. I hope that I am able, in doing this, to render you satisfactory service. I am glad that ny soil collection can be out to come g i >d use . /" )