398 Keport of the Chemist of the 
Yearly rainfall, drainage and loss of nitrogen from January 1, 1883, to 
November 1, 1887. 
Rainfall, 
inches. 
Deainage, Inches. 
Loss of Nitrogen, Lbs. pee Acee. 
No. l. 
Sod. 
No. 2. 
Bare soil. 
No. :i. 
Cultivated 
soil. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887* 
25.89 
22.30 
23.95 
27.87 
19.36 
3.748 
3.646 
.357 
7.556 
3.435 
8.248 
5.168 
7.088 
12.115 
2.722 
11.509 
4.988 
10.989 
11.64 
4.365 
.2 
1.02 
.08 

69.5 
218.7 
357.7 
68.79 
132.2 
218.2 
234.1 
65.13 
SUNSHINE RECORD. 
The daily record of sunshine, commenced May 4, 1885, was continued 
without break through 1886 and until September 8, 1887, when a 
change, not only in the location of the instrument, but also in the 
quality of paper used in it, rendered them untrustworthy, and obser- 
vations were at that time suspended. 
The total hours of sunshine for each month since the observations 
commenced and the daily record for the current year are presented. 
This record comprises only hours of bright sunshine, as our instru- 
ment fails to make a record in hazy or smoky weather, even when no 
clouds prevent. 
* To November 1. 
