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soliiltlt' ])li()S])]iiite. Tt would be ])r('iiiatur(', liowi'ver, to cniicludc 

 from this that (liss(jlviiig to a <;Tuatcr extent than that does harm 

 rather than _ti;ood. All we can say is that a])pearances are in 

 favour ()(' that view. 



llegardin^' the other plots, and the analytical results yielded by 

 them, tlie less that is said the better, 'i'hey suflered nuich at 

 both stations, and their ])aitial investi,u;ation was not undertaken 

 ■with much expectation of their yielding any xalualilc iidnrma- 

 tion. The results tabulated may perhaps be of use hereafter 

 when inkvu in connection with tlie results of future crops. 



The Barley Crop of 1^1 'd. 



The station at Tumjtherston was the only one that was 

 manured i'or this cro]). That of Harehnv ])ossesses so rich a soil 

 that the ap])lication of manure would almost certainly have 

 resulted in the lod^i^ini^' of the crop. 



The manures ap]died were of the same kind as those .yiven to 

 the ])revious crop of turnijis, see pa_^e 292, l)Ut only half the 

 quantity. They were put on the ^Ljround on 19tli April under 

 most favourable conditions, and the barley was sowu two days 

 thereafter. Meteorological notes were carefully taken during 

 the whole season, and the following is a condensed statement of 

 the main items : — 



From these figures it will lie seen that the season of 1879 is one 

 of the \vettest, dullest, coldest seasons on record during recent 

 times. Under such unfavourable conditions the crop matured 

 very slowly. The cro]i upon the earliest plots was not ready for 

 ■cutting until 22d Sei)tember, so that it stood on the ground for 

 fully live months, or about one month longer than the normal 

 jteriinl during good seasons in that locality. The latest j^lots 

 * Observatidns of .sunshine taken between 6 a.m. and 6 i'.m. 



