lin Report of Eocperiments on the Growth of Barley, 
fective. The deficioncy in quantity of corn was tlirougliout 
very great, and the weight per bushel was also throughout low, 
and very low where superphosphate was not employed. The 
deficiency was the greatest in both corn and straw, and par- 
ticularly in corn, where the ammonia-salts were used alone ; that 
is to say, where there was the greatest excess of ammonia rela- 
tively to the supply of mineral constituents. The quantity of 
corn under that manuring was less than half, and that of the 
straw less than two-thirds, the average ; and both corn and straw 
were absolutely less than in any either preceding or succeeding 
season, though this was only the eighth year of the twenty in 
which no mineral manure had been applied on that plot. Next 
to the plot manured with ammonia-salts alone, that continuously 
without manure was proportionally the worst in this season, 
compared with the average. 
Thus, the general characters of the experimental barley crop, 
agree with those of the experimental wheat, in showing consider- 
able deficiency ; greater deficiency in corn than in straw, and 
- greater where the manurial conditions were the most defective. 
The spring-sown barley suffered, however, more than the autumn- 
sown wheat ; being not only more deficient in corn, but generally 
deficient in straw also, which the wheat crop was not. The com- 
paratively greater deficiency of total produce of the barley, is 
probably due to the wet and warm weather, almost from the 
time of sowing. Sowing early would induce too much upward, 
and too little underground growth, thus leaving the plant without 
proper soil-resources in its later stages. The character of the 
experimental barley accords with that of the country generally, 
which, as has been seen, was stated to be uneven, prematurely 
j'ipened, and to yield thin grain, often sprouted. 
NintJi Season, 1860. 
The last quarter of 1859 was very variable as to temperature, 
but prevailingly cold ; and upon the whole wet. January 1S60, 
was variable, but generally mild and wet ; February was very 
cold, with sharp frosts and snow, ending with storms of rain and 
wind. The greater part of March was cold, with heavy showers, 
and snow ; the remainder was finer and warmer. April was 
very cold, with some snow and sharp frosts ; the beginning of 
May was also cold, but the rest of the month warmer than usual, 
though very wet. June was very cold and very wet; July also 
very cold, with a moderate amount of rain, most of which fell 
after the middle of the month ; August cold and very wet, and 
September also cold, but fine in the early part, though very wet 
in the latter. In June, July, August, and September, the dew- 
