124 Report of Experiments on the Growth of Barley, 
considei-ably below the average, and the atmosphere comparatively 
dry. 
With these characters of season, the wheat crop of 1863 was 
almost unanimously reported to be considerably above the average, 
both in quantity and quality. Indeed, such a yield per acre had 
not been known for very many years. The plant came very early 
forward, had refreshing though limited rains in its early stages, 
received comparatively few checks, and with a somewhat cool 
but sufficiently warm summer, with little rain and a comparatively 
dry atmosphere during the latter stages of growth, and the ripening 
and harvest periods, there was a lengthened and almost unbroken 
course of gradual accumulation. Spring-sown crops, especially 
barley, were reported to be less uniformly good — those that were 
late sown having suffered for want of rain in the early stages of 
growth. Still, both barley and oats were considered to be rather 
over the average. 
The experimental wheat crop ()f 1863 was the twentieth in 
succession on the same land, yet it proved to be in quantity of 
both grain and straw by far the most productive, and in quality 
of grain nearly the best, hitherto. It even considerably exceeded 
both 1854 and 1857, which also were years of extraordinary 
yield. It was a very favourable season for the action of ammonia- 
salts, giving more total produce, and especially more corn, for a 
given amount of ammonia applied, than was obtained in any other 
vear. The followins: are the results obtained on the selected 
plots in the experimental barley field : — 
Table XIII.— Quantity and Quality of Barley on Selected Plots. Twelfth Season, 18G3. 
PRODUCE PER ACRE, &c. 
Plots. 
MANURES, PER ACRE 
Dressed Com. 
Total 
Corn. 
Straw 
Total 
Produce 
(Corn and 
Straw). 
Com 
Quantity. 
Weight 
per Bush. 
and 
Chaff. 
to 
100 
Straw. 
7 
1 0 
4 0 
1 A 
4 A 
4 A A 
4 C 
1 4 Tons Farm-jard Manure 
Mixed Mineral Manure 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts .. ) 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
200 lbs. (') Ammonia-salts ) 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
1000 lbs. (^J Rape-cake ../ 
Bushels, 
22i 
33 
42t 
55i 
591 
1 
54i 
lbs. 
57-2 
53-6 
54*8 
53-6 
56-5 
5G-4 
56-7 
lbs. 
3473 
1276 
18GS 
2406 
3210 
3429 
3159 
Cwts. 
33J 
I'i 
913 
32 
34i 
30-2- 
lbs. 
7185 
2545 
359G 
4806 
6791 
7323 
G599 
93 -G 
10()-5 
1()8-1 
100-3 
89-6 
88-1 
91 '8 
400 lbs. the first 6 years (1852-7). ('O 2000 lbs. the first 6 years (1852-7). 
The barley was sown on March 11 ; the forwardest plots were 
cut on August 10 and carted on August 14, and the remainder 
