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fall. May — except during one week at the commencement — 
was a warm and growing month, and the rainfall was less than 
the average. June was cold and unseasonable throughout, with 
an excess of rain which seriously damaged the luxuriant crop 
of hay. July was cold, wet, and ungenial, and this weather, 
following upon a cold and wet June, seriously interfered with 
the ripening of the corn. The beginning of August was fine, 
followed by cold and showery weather on the 14th ; the rainfall 
was, however, low. 
The produce of this crop, on the whole, does not differ much 
from that of 1881. It may be observed, however, that while 
the yield of the nitrate of soda plot was almost the same in both 
years, the salts of ammonia gave very much more produce in the 
present year. 
Fortieth Season, 1882-83. 
The first half of October was warm, the second half cold, and 
the whole month was excessively wet. In consequence, the 
wheat was got in very badly. November was alternately warm 
and cold, with an average rainfall. The land was very wet all 
the month. The first half of December was very cold, the 
second half was warm, snow fell frequently, and the rainfall 
was over the average. January was warm throughout, with 
a great deal of rain and heavy storms from the 24th to the 28th. 
February was mild throughout the month, with excessive wet 
during the first three weeks. After March Gth the temperature 
was very cold and dry, and what little moisture fell was in the 
form of snow. The beginning of April was warm, but from 
the 9th to the 25th the weather was cold, snow falling on 
several days. Both March and April were favourable for 
farming operations. 
The first twelve days of May were cold, after which the 
weather was fine and warm until the end of the month. June 
was an unsettled month, being first warm, then cold and warm 
alternately. It was very cold from the 15th to the 22nd, and 
unsettled to the end of the month. The rainfall was below the 
average. July was fine and warm until the 10th, the remainder 
of the month was cold and unsettled, with rain a little above 
the average. August was cold at the beginning, and warm 
generally afterwards, with a good deal of bright summer 
weather and but little rain. September, which is usually a 
good harvest month, was generally favourable except in the 
north. 
Although the yield of this crop, both on the unmanured, as 
also on the variously manured plots was considerably over an 
