670 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURtl. 



THE TEMPERATURE. 



TJio mean inontLly temperature from 1882-'83to 1884-'85. was as fol- 

 lows : 



Eanikhet is a station on the Himalayas, a sanitarium for Englisli 

 troops, about 3U miles from the plains and at an elevation of CyOOO feet 

 above the sea. 



RAINFALL. 



The following:? is the rainfall in inches for the last six years, from 



1878-'79 to 1883-'8-t. 



The monthly rainfall for the same stations for 1883-'84 is as follows: 



There are two grain seasons in a year in India ; one is the rainy sea 

 son, which commences about the 15th of June and continues until Sep- 

 tember and October. 



The winter crops, such as wheat, oats, and barley, which are sown in 

 October and November, are harvested in March and April. There are 

 occasional showers during' the winter, but seldom any from March to 

 the middle of June. Between these two grain seasons the farmer gives 

 his attention to fruit, vegetables, and sugar-cane. 



