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soon after a yellowish-green appearance ; otherwise the 

 crop promised Ave 11. 



The late winter season was somewhat unfavorable to 

 winter cro[)s, — a fact noticed quite generally in our vicin- 

 ity on grass lands. The rye crop showed signs of winter- 

 killing ; the growth upon Plat 2 had apparently suffered 

 more than that on any other plat. The following tabular 

 record shows the rate of groAvth upon the different plats at 

 different periods of the season, — May 12 to June 16 : — 



The differences noticeal)le in the above table regarding the 

 rate of growth u[)on different plats are not less marked than 

 were the variations in the color of the vegetation upon 

 different plats at different stages of the season. The growth 

 upon plats 4, 7, 10, and in particular 9, was of a light- 

 green color ; while upon plats 1 and 2 it was of a marked 

 deep-green shade. This feature in the appearance of the 

 vegetation over the entire area was quite marked during 

 the entire season until the crop began to mature. Plats 

 4, 7 and 9 turned yellow, while plats 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 

 were still green (July 9). The entire crop was cut July 

 16, and carried into the barn July 18. The subsequent 

 tables show the difference in moisture of the crop from 

 different plats when carried into the barn, as compared with 

 a more uniform condition in that direction after two months' 

 storino; in the barn : — 



