On the Groictli of Barleij hy different Manures, Sfc. 477 



cliaracter of quality and quantity. A clearer perception of how 

 ever-varying are the mutual adaptations of climatic character to 

 stage and tendency of development of the plant, will however be 

 gained by looking at the results in a somewhat converse form. 

 Thus, in Table XL, for each particular of quality and quantity 

 of produce, the years themselves are arranged, in the order in 

 which they severally afforded the highest result. ^* 



taele xr. 



Order of the Seasons in influencinj:; the several characters of the Quality 

 and Quantity of the Produce of Barley, gi-own year after year, by piuxly 

 jMineral Manures. 



umrnarj of Order for both Quality and Quantity! i jgj^ ^^~ ,5,55 jg-g ^g-g I ^ggg 

 ot 1 ronuce ) 1 ' ' 



From these two Tables we gather (and tlie indication is upon 

 the whole borne out by the produce of the other manures), that 

 although 1854 was the year of considerably the highest actual 

 amount of corn as well as straw — that is, the year of highest 

 quantity — it gave by no means a relatively high proportion of 

 corn. In respect to the latter point, of the other seasons, 1857 

 and 1855 stood considerably higher than 1854. It is at once 

 seen on the other hand that, of all the years, 185G was strikingly 

 the worst in every point, both of quantity and quality, excepting 

 the one of proportion of total corn ; and it may be mentioned, 

 that even in this it was so, where nitrogenous manures were 

 employed. 



Setting our standard of qualities of season for tendency to corn, 

 rather than for the production of bulk of total produce — with 

 which, under high farming, there would seldom be the highest 

 either actual amount of corn, or proportion of it to the manure 

 employed — it may be said that high character involves generally, 

 during the later periods of growth, high relative temperature, 

 with this a high range, a limited amount and distribution of rain, 

 and high relative degree of barometric pressure. So far as general 

 coincidence on these more prominent points is concerned, both 



