420 
On the Continuous Groivth of Wheat on the 
Thirty-eighth Season, 1880-81. 
October was excessively cold and wet. On the 20th there 
was a heavy snowstorm, which was however much heavier in 
the south of England than elsewhere. The wheat was got in 
with great difficulty, and much land was left unsown. November 
was alternately cold and warm, and rain fell every day from the 
8th to the 26th. December was a mild month, and the first 
half was dry, after which the rain was continuous until the end 
of the year. 
The first few days in January were fine, after which very bad 
weather set in and snow fell on every day except one from the 
9th to the 27th, February was a wet, cold, and gloomy month 
with frequent falls of snow. March was cold at the beginning and 
at the end of the month, but warm between the 4th and the 20th. 
The rainfall of the month was slightly below the average. The 
quarter was remarkable for the great falls of snow. April was 
a very dry month ; cold at the beginning, warm from the 10th 
to the 18th, and moderately cold afterwards. May was generally 
cold, and on the 10th and 11th a very severe frost occurred, 
causing great damage to the crops. The weather was afterwards 
variable but on the whole cold. June was alternately cold and 
hot, the temperature of the month being about equal to the 
average, while the rainfall was slightly below the average. 
Table XVIII. — Summary of the Eesults of the Thirty-eighth Season, 
1880-81. 
rroduce per Acre, &c. 
riots. 
Manures. 
Dressed Corn. 
Straw 
and 
Chaff. 
(Quantities per Acre). 
Quantity. 
Weight. 
per 
Bushel. 
Total 
Corn. 
3 
2 
10a 
9b 
5a & B 
6a & b| 
7a & b| 
8a & b| 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts alone = 8G lbs. N. 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda alone = 86 lbs. N. 
200 lbs. ammonium-salfs = 43 lbs. N. .. / 
400 lbs. ammonium-salts = 86 lbs. N. .. / 
550 lbs. nitrate of soda = 86 lbs. N. .. / 
600 lbs. ammonium salts = 129 lbs. N. .. / 
bush, pks 
13 3 
30 Of 
18 0? 
22 3 
12 2j 
21 2f 
26 2f 
35 IJ 
30 2J 
lbs. 
58-0 
58-9 
58-4 
58-5 
57-9 
57- 8 
58- 8 
58- 4 
59- 1 
lbs. 
863 
1907 
1168 
1424 
806 
1358 
1714 
2271 
1962 
lbs. 
1146 
2367 
1297 
1817 
903 
1629 
2203 
3640 
2906 
Estimated average for tlie United Kingdom"! 
24 
0 
61-0 
