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more laid than any of the rest. With the more liberal artificial 
manures there was, however, fully or over the average quantity 
of both corn and straw. Upon the whole, therefore, notwith- 
standing the prevailing coldness and wetness of the summer, 
the experimental barley-crop was somewhat over average, in both 
quantity and quality, under liberal conditions of manuring. The 
Ibarley-crop of the country generally was pronounced to have 
been much less injuriously affected than wheat, and to have been 
about, whilst the latter was seriously below, the average. The 
experimental wheat, however, as well as the experimental barley, 
turned out to be rather over the average. 
Twelfth Season, 1863. 
October, 1862, was unusually warm, but with, a good deal of 
wind and rain. November was cold, with comparatively little 
rain. December, and January and February 1863, were unusually 
mild, with a fair amount of rain in December, a good deal in 
January, and but little in February. March was, upon the whole, 
mild, with but little rain, and wheat showed unusually forward 
growth. April was very dry and warm. In May there were 
some refreshing rains, though only a small total fall, but the 
temperature was occasionally extremely low, and pretty nearly 
throughout rather below the average, with frequent storms of 
wind. The temperature in June was also generally rather below 
the average, and there was a great deal of rain, which, though 
needed, and much aiding growth, was so heavy as to lay the most 
forward and bulky crops. In July there was much less rain than 
usual, with moderately high day but low night temperatures, and 
some sharp night frosts. August, with only moderate tempera- 
ture, and about the usual amount of rain, was, upon the whole, 
favourable for ripening and for harvest. In September a good 
deal of rain fell, and the temperature ranged rather low. In 
June the condition of the atmosphere as to moisture was about 
the average for that month. In July, August, and September, 
both the actual amount and the degree of humidity were below 
the average. 
Thus, the winter and early spring were generally very mild, 
with, upon the whole, less than the usual fall, but in January an 
excess of rain. The remainder of the spring included some 
warmer, but more colder weather than usual, and there v/as, upon 
the whole, a deficiency of rain. The early summer was also cool, 
with more, and some heavy rain. From that time to harvest, 
though the temperature was seldom high, it was (excepting some 
night-frosts in July) generally sufficient, the fall of rain was 
