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Number of observations 80° or above: | | : 
linch. 3 lich 6 inches. 
1883. 1884. 1883. 1884, 1883. - 1884. 
PUNE ARL MITC cone oss 8 a eda 1 3 0 0) 
FATING ACLS tsar AheR te aes ae 0 9 0 f{ 0 0 
INT? Toke Ye pei Oya aan Tod hp Ie RE ears: Boing 1 Be 1 OAS 0 3 
“LAPUA RS) RSS Lae a oi ea eee 10 9 6 8 0 1 
July 2d J hide GSE nad Lea Line 3 j 1 0 0 
MI yeO eR Y Te ae tles dove ns 3 7 0 2 0 0 
PRIPUS Sb CITC. 2s ss a wale 0 6 0 2 0 0 
JESTETEC ING T DOS Grn gt a Grae ol 9 AG 0 7 
AMPS OU ares os ise ail ove 4. 6 1 0 0 0 
Otal sees ur scares tie Tarn eA 12 49 Oepal t 
The number of observations of the maximum air thermometer, 
over eighty degrees, and of the soil thermometers as above, over 
eighty degrees for the several months, is as below: 
1883. 1884. 
Air. Soil, Linch. Air. Soil, Linch. 
BEA! bral” « xe 'o'ks's ele ays cal phd Mole ey ae en 9 8 19 32 
SL Vee totes ic Ge AN goatee ees ie atapa teens 13 19 11 bY) 
PNAIOUSE Miecs de ics a fo ale m0. 0) 5i a aie oie eee tale LO) eee NY BO nai 3). 
32 37 47 84° 
We thus see that the growing season of 1884 was much warmer 
than that of 1883. 
The rainfall for several seasons has been as follows: 

1882. 1883. 1884 
No. days’ No. days’ No days’ 
rainfall Rain, rainfall Rain, rainfall Rain, 
recorded. inches. recorded. inches. recorded. inches. 
JIT a ie ie Cece tease 13° 0.482) 9 Tie ieoeo 
BPE TIANY Oh esos 0 este c« ne eae eat 138 1.441 14 2.010 
BVigiteaten ec. os ee ea ee 12 0.880 16 92.540 
PRT Mn ee tere vie Sed aes fabgn’ ae 11° 71.580) 92 ae eae 
iE Re teipiy: SRSA ee Debate, EO 16. °4,.451° ~15) 22400 
PINGS ties HE es ets ELSE SLU He 12 © 4.120" 410 ea 
ENE? Un w baie te faes oe Re Ba 138 2.980 [433s 
PUG, oie ces cae olsis 10. 2.371 9 38.470 6 1.440 
September.......... One 1 Bol 10 2.120 T. .oe 
SLO OT ae es ahs o's ‘cles for 70621 10 © 2.100+ see ers 
Wovember.....2..... Ton 15990 5 1.540 8 1.010 
December... i. Fi... 4 0.550 11 0.730 = “10% =0297G 
Ota) ee Pia. arate Uae Be 1385 25.894 183 229.301 
Notwithstanding that the season of 1884 was decidedly warmer 
than that of 1883, yet in the maize crop, the difference in blooming 
