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The following table shows, in tons per acre, the amount: 
of rainfall and the drainage water from each of the three 
lysimeters, the weight of one inch of water per acre being 
_ 112.98 tons. 






Loss of 
Rainfall: Drainage ; nitrogen: 
1886. tons tons per acre. Tbs. per acre, 
per acre. ——-— —~——-—_, —— ———. 
No. 1. No. 2. No.3. No.1. No. 2. No. 3. 
JANDATY . 3h .Sitod B. EL 127.78 140.10 144.61 127.66 .019 35.37 28.81 
Bebrary penis tm . 107.44 114.67 128.80 387.28 .009 50.24 10.42 
Maren yee hile .. 127.66 156.70 183.03 88.12 -— 40.26 15.75. 
ADE cesta aos gon 466.72 281.382 288.10 265.50 .024 85.82 50.76 
MRPs tela kee cect 217.03 0 84 48.58 '—- —— 7.91 
eRUTG. ties Ci kt ae bee ie 329.90 0 49.71 70.05 —- 1762 15.82 
SUL ear Vania ade ws oe 498.35 0 158.74 199.97 — 42.79 31.72 
UUStcee Moma ce 323.12 0 15.82 48.02 — 2.98 8.64 
BSPrevery). vest eas « 260.98 152.52 19.77 36.15 .082 1.29 5.83 
OGlODOIN ows wed vue 157.04 0 28.47 59.31 — 3.09 13.57 
Wovember ie. 393.17 2.82 315.21 298.27 — 71.44 39.69 
Decemberssva iit ies — —— — —_— 
140.09 5.65 386.15 386.15 —— 8.45 5.29 
Drainage: - Loss of nitrogen 
inches. per acre: jps. 
Rainfall: . — —-———— — -_— 
inches. No.1. No. 2. No.3. No.1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Total 1883. .......... 25.894 3.748 8.248 11.509 
‘6G ASS4 BOs a Wc, 22.30 3.646 5.168 5.988 .192 69.534 132.24 
“he ABB fhe bee 23.95 .357 7.088 10.989 1.02 218.7 218.2 
Poa CORY skeet hares 27.87 7.556 12.115 11.64 .084 357.7 284.10) 
SUNSHINE RECORD. . 
The daily record of sunshine commenced May 1, 1885, has 
been continued without intermission through the present. 
year. Observations of this kind, extending as they do over 
only two vears, do not give sufficient data tor a discussion 
of this subject. Still a comparison of the monthly records 
for these years is interesting. The total number of hours. 
for each month from May 1 to November 1, for two years. 
is given. 
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Total 
1885 165 B37 285 163 207 134 1191 
1886 236 252 243 240 200 143 13814 
Excess for 1885 ane gue 42 ahi 7 
Excess for 1886 v1 18 eee 77) eg ae 

