416 
On the Continuous Growth of Wheat on the 
Although the yield of one of the plots manured with artificial 
manure reached 40 bushels per acre, the quality of the wheat was 
very inferior. The produce of the unmanured and dunged land 
was almost the same as that of 1876, being respectively 8| and 
24 bushels per acre. The crop of the country, although below 
the average, was estimated to be rather better tlian that of 1876. 
Thirty-fifth Season, 1877-78. 
October was on the whole a fine dr^- month, but on the 14th 
there was a great gale which caused much damage. November 
was wet, and another severe gale occurred on the 11th. 
December was generally warm, with an average amount of rain. 
The temperature of the quarter was slightly above, and the 
rainfall slightly below the average. Up to January 25th the 
weather was exceedingly warm ; after that date a cold period 
set in which continued until the 12th of February. From 
February 13th until March 13th, the weather was unusually 
mild, the temperature sometimes exceeding 60 degrees ; a few 
days of cold weather followed, succeeded by four days of great 
warmth. On March 23rd the weather became bitterly cold with 
heavy falls of snow and severe frosts which continued until 
April 10th. On that and the following day a great fall of rain 
occurred amounting in some places to two and three inches in 
twelve hours. The whole month of April, after the 10th, was 
Table XV. — Summaey of the Eesults of the Thirty-fifth Season, 
1877-78. 
I'rodiue per Acre, &c. 
Hots. 
Dressed Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Chaff. 
(Quantities per Acre.) 
Quantity. 
AVeight 
per 
Bushel. 
Total 
Corn. 
3 
2 
10a 
9b 
OA & B 
Oa & b| 
7a & b| 
9a 1 
Sa & b| 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts alone = 8G lbs. N. 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda alone = 80 lbs. N. 
200 lbs. ammonium-salts = 43 lbs. N. .. / 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts = 8G lbs. N. .. ( 
550 lbs. nitnite of soda = 8C lbs. N. .. f 
GOO lbs. ammonium-salts = 129 ll)s. X. ../ 
bush. pks. 
12 li 
28 1 
27 n 
23 li 
14 li 
22 3 
31 1 
lbs. 
59- 0 
60- 9 
59 - .^ 
56-9 
58- 8 
60- 8 
GOG 
59- 2 
GO-3 
lbs. 
77G 
1890 
1708 
1408 
900 
144G 
2065 
2333 
2469 
lbs. 
1081 
4042 
2762 
2897 
1322 
2944 
4952 
5624 
6173 
Estimated average for the United Kingdom"! 
30 
0 
Gl-0 
