for Twenty Years in succession on the same Land. 127 
soils, and in quality generally above the average. Bailey was 
reported to be \ciy unequal — good on good soils, stunted and 
poor on light soils — and, owing to the summer drought, the early 
generally much better than the late sown ; upon the whole, how- 
ever, over average. Oats irregular, short, deficient in yield, and 
generally much below average in quantity. Roots generally a 
failure. 
The experimental wheat crop, though by no means equal to 
the extraordinary one of 18G3, was nevertheless considerably 
above the average both in quantity and quality of grain, espe- 
cially under liberal manuring ; it was also much above the 
average in quantity of straw. The following results were obtained 
in the experimental barley field : — 
Table XIV. — Quantity and Quality of Barley on Selected Plots. 
Thirteenth Season, ISGi. 
PRODUCE PER ACRE, kc. 
riots. 
MANURES, PI<;R ACRE. 
Dressed Corn. 
Total 
Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Cbafr. 
Total 
Produce 
(Corn and 
Straw). 
■[{Cora 
to 
100 
Straw. 
Quantity. 
Weight 
per Bush. 
7 
1 0 
40 
1 A 
4 A 
4 AA 
4C 
14 Tons Farm-yard JIanure 
Mixed Mineral Manure 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts 
Mixed Mineral Manure, and"l 
200 lbs. Ammonia-salts . . / 
Mixed Mineral Manure, and\^ 
200 lbs. (') Ammonia-salts j 
Mixed Mineral Manure, andl 
1 000 lbs. i^-) Eape-cake . . / 
Bushels. 
62 
24 
3.31 
381 
55| 
56? 
53 
lbs. 
57-4 
55-7 
57-3 
55-4 
57-6 
57-6 
57-2 
lbs. 
3672 
1379 
1949 
2258 
3316 
3299 
3153 
Cwts. 
37g 
12f 
16i 
20^ 
34i 
37i 
34^ 
lbs. 
7852 
2809 
3829 
4533 
7225 
7469 
7061 
87-8 
96-4 
103-7 
99-2 
84-8 
79- 1 
80- 7 
(') 400 lbs. the first 6 years (18.'j2-7). Q) 2000 lbs. the first 6 years (1852-7). 
The seed was sown on March 26th, the most forward plots 
were cut on August 11th, and carted on August 13th ; and the 
remainder cut on August 17th, and carted on August 18th. 
The sowing was, therefore, rather late ; but, with a hot and dry 
ripening period, the harvest was moderately early. There had 
been a good deal of rain in March ; but, from that time up to 
harvest, very little. With the exception of June, which was 
cold, the spring and summer were generally warm, and the 
ripening period characterized by a very dry atmosphere. Not- 
withstanding the prevailing warmth and dryness of the growing 
periods, all the experimental plots gave very considerably more, 
of both corn and straw, than the average. Of corn there was 
generally more than in any other year of the 20, excepting 1863 
and 1854 ; and with farmyard manure, by the use of which there is 
