This sudden change and drop iu size and percentage of albuminoids 

 were attributed by Professor Blount to a heavy hail- storm, which pros- 

 trated the crop in its formation stage and influenced all its character- 

 istics. This was probably the case, and it became of great interest to 

 study the crop of 1884, to learn what the recovery might be, and what, 

 after from one to six years' growth in Colorado, the changes in average 

 composition might amount to. 



To this end 77 varieties, selected from a lot of 200 grown by Pro- 

 fessor Blount, have been examined chemically and physically, and the 

 results are presented iu the following tables, together with certain data 

 in regard to yield per acre, as well as characteristics of the seasons and 

 other conditions, taken from Professor Blount's report and personal 

 letters. 



