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lowed by Nos. 9, 4, 3, and 7, in the order here mentioned, and 

 nearly equal. Nos. 2 and 5 were behind them, but the latter 

 was now beginning to grow rapidly. Nos. 10 and 11 were still 

 unpromising, though beginning to improve a little. The nothing- 

 plots healthy, but very deficient in luxuriance. 

 Rainfall in July, 218 inches. 



During the greater part of August the weather was well 

 suited to the turnip, the atmosphere being moist, with frequent 

 showers. On the 25th, Nos. 4 and 5 appeared the best, the 

 latter having greatly improved ; Nos. 1 and 3 fair ; No. 2 not 

 so good ; Nos. 6 and 7 had lost their deep green tint, but were 

 rooting well ; No. 8 light in colour, and leaves withering and 

 falling off, but its roots larger than those of any of the other 

 plots. No. 9 had fallen off in appearance, aud did not look 

 healthy ; Nos. 10 and 11 far behind, but more healthy in appear- 

 ance. On the nothing plots the plants were remarkably healthy, 

 but small, and quite free from disease ; while on all the manured 

 plots stray bulbs were found slightly affected by finger-and-toe, 

 and the fly attacked the leaves of some of them, especially Nos. 

 10 and 11. This Mr. Anderson attributes to the period of sow- 

 ing, and dry weather supervening before the-plants were well 

 rooted ; as other yellow turnips on the farm, which had been 

 sown a fortnight earlier, and which were well started before the 

 drought in July, were quite free from disease. 



Eainfall in August, 215 inches. 



On the 12th September the plots were again examined, when 

 No. 1 was found to be still very good ; Nos. 2 and 3 not very 

 good, and the leaves withered and somewhat unhealthy in ap- 

 pearance. Nos. 4 and 5 had improved greatly, and now looked 

 better than any of the other plots ; Nos. 7 and 9 had passed their 

 best, and showed a large number of withered leaves ; No. 8 the 

 same, but better rooted; Nos. 10 and 11 still but little better 

 than nothing. 



Eainfall in September, 3'0 inches. 



During the month of October the plots continued much as 

 they were in September — Nos. 4 and 5 being the best, though 

 No. 1 was rather deficient in bulbs. The nothing plots were 

 remarkably close and regular, though not well rooted. The 

 weather continued rainy and damp. Finger-and-toe has not in- 

 jured any of the plots, the wet weather having checked it, by 

 inducing vigorous growth. 



Eainfall in October, 202 inches. 



In November there was little change, and about the 20th, 

 the crop appeared to have arrived at maturity. 



The rainfall was l*8fi inches. 



The produce was weighed on the 8th and 10th December. 

 It will be noticed that one of the No. 2 plots shows a much 



