Experimental Plots at Bothamsted, from 1864 to 1883. 415 
Thirty-fourth Season, 1876-77. 
October was very warm and wet till the 20th ; the remainder 
of the month was dry and cold. In November the cold period 
continued until the 13th ; from that time until the end of the 
year the weather was very warm. The rainfall in November 
was rather over the average, and the wettest December of which 
there is any record followed. The rainfall in London was 
slightly below, and at Rothamsted slightly above 6 inches. In 
January and February the temperature was much above the ave- 
rage, and rain fell almost continuously. The first three weeks 
of March were cold ; the latter part of the month was warm, and 
the rainfall was a little over the average. The first part of April 
was warm, but on the 11th a cold period set in which continued 
until the end of the month. May was a remarkably cold month ; 
during many nights there was frost, and in some places the ther- 
mometer went down to 13, that is to say, 19 degrees below 
freezing-point ! June was a very hot month. In April the 
rainfall was in excess, and in May and June it was below the 
average. July was a very cold month, with an average rain- 
fall. August was a warm month until the 21st, after that, and 
during the whole of September, the weather was excessively cold. 
Mr. Glaisher stated that the mean temperature of September 
1877 was the lowest recorded for 74 years. The rainfall was 
in excess in August, and deficient in July and September. 
Table XIV. — Summary of the Eesults of the Thirty-foukth Season, 
1876-77. 
r roduce per Acre, ic. 
riots. 
Manures. 
Dressed Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Chaff. 
(Quantities per Acre.) 
Quanlity 
Weight 
per 
Bushel. 
Total 
Corn. 
o 
o 
2 
10a 
9b 
5a & B 
6a & e| 
7a & b| 
9a I 
8a & b| 
400 ILs. ammonium-salts alone = 86 lbs. N. 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda alone = 86 lbs. N. 
200 lbs. ammonium-salts = 43 lbs. N. .. J 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts = 86 lbs. N. ../ 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda = 86 lbs. N. . ) 
Mixed mineral manure, and 1 
GOO lbs. ammonium-salts = 129 lbs. N". .. / 
bush.pks. 
8 3i 
24 OJ 
17 Of 
27 2f 
11 2f 
14 21 
19 3i 
40 0.1 
24 3 
lbs. 
58- 9 
59- 1 
57-5 
580 
57- 1 
58- 2 
59- 2 
57-9 
59-2 
lbs. 
543 
1481 
1031 
1654 
688 
876 
1213 
2383 
1510 
lbs. 
748 
2266 
1322 
2540 
882 
1176 
1835 
3852 
2244 
Estimated average for the United Kingdom"! 
26 
2 
610 
