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On the Continuous Growth of Wheat on the 
of very cold weather, but the last three days of the month were 
very warm. The rainfall in January and February was below 
the average, while in March it was slightly above it. The first 
nine days in April were excessively warm, but the Aveather 
which followed was very severe, and from the 11th to the 14th 
a great amount of snow fell ; the last ten days of the month 
were warm. Throughout the month of May the cold was ex- 
cessive, and continued so up to the 18th of June ; the remainder 
of June was warm. The rainfall during the three months was 
much below the average, being not more than 3J inches over 
the whole period. The months of July and August were ex- 
ceedingly fine and hot, and in the middle of July several days 
were recorded on which the temperature was over 90 degrees ; 
very little rain fell during this month. 
Table XIII. — Summary of the Eesults of the Thirty-third Season, 
1875-76. 
riots. 
3 
2 
10a 
9b 
5a & £ 
G.^ & B< 
7a & b| 
9a 
8a & B 
Manures. 
(Quantities per Acre.) 
Produce por Acre, &c. 
Unmanured 
400 lbs. ainmoiiium-salts alone = 80 lbs. N. 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda alone = 86 lbs. N. 
N. 
Mixed mineral manure, and 
200 lbs. ammonium-salts = 43 lbs. 
Mi.xed mineral manure, and 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts = 86 lbs. N. 
Mixed mineral manure, and 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda = 86 lbs. N. .. 
Mixed mineral mantu'e, and 
600 lbs. ammonium-salts = 129 lbs. N. 
Estimated average for tlie United Kingdom) 
reckoned at G 1 lbs. per bushel / 
Dressed Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Chafr. 
Quantity. 
Weight 
per 
Bushel. 
Total 
Com. 
i)ush. pks. 
8 OJ 
23 3^ 
12 Oh 
13 0 
10 2 
lbs. 
59-0 
62-4 
57-2 
56-3 
59-2 
Ihs. 
500 
1545 
719 
766 
645 
lbs. 
642 
2140 
922 
1217 
785 
15 2J 
62-1 
1022 
1297 
23 2 
630 
1582 
2212 
33 li 
C2-7 
2255 
35S1 
29 2i 
62-9 
1975 
2936 
23 0 
610 
The quality of the crop of 187G was much over an average, 
reaching in one case to 63 lbs. per bushel, but the yield was 
bad, the highest produce in the field only slightly exceeding 
33 bushels per acre. The dunged plot was exceptionally bad, 
amounting only to a little over 23 bushels per acre. The crop 
of the country was considered to be superior to that of 1875', 
but still was below an average. 
