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REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF 



region, will be obvious to any thoughtful mind. The more nearly agricult- 

 ure is brought down to an absolute and determined physical basis, the more 

 certainly we shall come to a knowledge of all the laws governing its compli- 

 cated processes. As a contribution to this end the following record of the 

 hours of sunshine by months for the season of 1889, is presented: 



HOURS OF SUNSHINE DAILY AT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, FROM APRIL TO 



OCTOBER, FOR 188S AND 1889. 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5.. 



6.. 



7.. 



8.. 



9.. 

 10.. 

 11.. 

 12.. 

 13.. 

 14.. 

 15.. 

 16.. 

 17.. 

 18.. 

 19.. 

 20.. 

 2i.. 

 22.. 

 23.. 

 24.. 

 25.. 

 26.. 

 27.. 

 28.. 

 29.. 

 30.. 

 31.. 



Day of Month. 



April. 



1888. 1889 



4 



7 



6 

 11 



3 

 12 

 12 

 11 



6 







7 

 13 



3 



6 

 h 

 13 







8 







4 



3 



1 

 10 

 13 

 13 



8 

 13 

 13 

 10 















2 



3 







12 



12 



4 



3 



12 











6 



13 



13 



13 



10 



5 



6 



13 



13 



13 



4 







2 



10 



















xMay. 



1888. : 



*% 

 11 



5 





 10 

 10 

 Ya 







1 



7 

 7 

 

 4 



5 



13 



4 







7 

 14 

 14 

 14 



5 



8 







9 



3 

 X 

 12 

 12 



4 



4>s> 





 13 

 11 

 13 

 12 

 13 

 12^ 



8 



8 



9 

 10 







9 



2 



6 

 10 



7 



9 



1% 



3% 



7 



8 



4 

 10 





 13 















June. 



July. 



1888. I 1889. 



7 



8 



12 



14 



12 



8 



9 



12 



4 



5 



12 



10 



4 



8 



14 



14 



12 



10 



14 



14 



10 



14 



5 



14 



2 



6 











5 



10 







m 



2 



9 

 14 











5 





 11 

 12 

 11 

 12 



5 

 3 



4 



4 



9 



5 







3 



6 







6 



5 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 13 



1888. 1889. 



13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 13 



5 

 10 







3% 



9 

 11 



3 

 12 



2 

 10 



8 



7 



8 



8 

 12 



4 



9 

 11 

 11 



9 







5 

 12 



7 



8 



10 







3 



11 



8 



13 



12 



11 



9 



5 



6 



13 



10 







9 



13 



7 



2 



1 



2 



8 



8 



11 



10 



10 



2 



8 



4 







5 



9 



August. 



1888. 1889 



13 



y. 



3 



7 



9 



4 



4 



8 



8 



9 



7 



3% 

 12 

 10 





 12 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 10 



5 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 



9 



9 



8 



7 



9 







5 



9 



12^ 

 13 



9 

 13 

 10# 



2 



3 



8 

 13 

 13 



2 







6 



6 



8 

 11 

 10 

 10 



5 



9 



9 



4 



6 



6 

 11 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 



September. 



1888. 1889 



10 



12 



12 



10 



12 



12 



8 



11 



12 



5 



10 



8 



12 



12 



7 



8 



2 







9 



7 



10 



8 



5 



12 



4 



4 



3 







12 







10 



8 

 5 

 6 

 1 



12 



12 



11 



7 



10 



12 



12 







6 



4 



5 



4 



3 



10 







2 



10 



8 



12 



2 



7 



8 



12 



3 







Totals. 



210 



169 



185 



204 



269 



168 



252 



220 



258 



265 



237 



202 



