260 REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 
Observe that the lowest per cent of albuminoids was with muck, 
and that neither potassium, phosphoric acid (bone black) nor a 
combination of these gave any increased per cent of albuminoids. 
The highest results was with sodium nitrate, and it is further 
noticeable that the per cent of crude fiber is greatest with the 
highest per cent’of albuminoids. Before going further let us 
present such meteorological* data as we have and see if any 
additional light can be gained to aid in explaining the difference 
in the results for two years. In periods of ten days each we 
tabulate the data from April 1 to the close of June: 













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Noon temperature, 1886............... 89.6 7! 60:1.) 61.2, 60.77 62:5" 67.0" (earl 6) 7256) Ts al ose! 
Noon temperature, 1887............... 48.0 | 41.6 | 52.5 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 71.6 | 68.1 | 77.9 | 75.1 | 63.9 
‘Noon temperature, 1888............... 37.9 | 42.8 | 62.7 | 65.9 | 52.7 | 67.1 | 69.2 | 76.7 | 76.3 | 61.2 
Noon soil temperature, 3 inchs, 1886..| 42.1 | 57.0 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 61.3 | 65.8 | 71.6 | 74.8 | 71,1 | 62.3 
Noon soil temperature, 3 inch., 1887..| ..... 45.6 | 50.9 | 65.5 | 69.1 | 71.5 | 69.8 | 76.9 | 76.6 | 65.7 
Noon soil temperature, 3 inch., 1888..| 39.0 | 42.5 | 49.4 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 63.9 | 66.6 | 74.7 | 75.2 | 57.7 
Noon soil temperature, 9 inch., 1886..; 38.2 | 49.2 | 54.4 | 56.4 | 55.6 | 56.9 ; 62.9 | 68.7 | 65.2 | 56.3 
Noon soil temperature, 9 inch., 1887..| ..... z 42.1 | 44.6 | 55.8 | 59.7 | 62.6 | 63.4 | 66.7 | 65.6 | 57.5 
Noon soil temperature, 9 inch., 1888..| 35.8 | 39.2 | 43.5 | 50.1 | 51.5 | 57.5 | 60.9 | 66.7 | 69.7 | 52.7 
Rafal, VUSSG sss. ceeve semis cee sawiawicte en 30.5 27 81 -66 OL 3D 44 39 | 2.09 | 8.97 
Deerabob as 5 UMUD UCC) RS Rene CI Ari ase StS 0 34 | 1.08 04) 0 -42 76 64 -61 | 3.84 
PUaINTAWS SESS. taste sieisias to vieldetiale ate 2.27 | 0.79 | 0.03} 0.52] 1.09] 1:18 -08 41 | 3.39 | 9.76 








The fertilizers were applied to the several plats both years as a 
surface dressing about the first of May. An inspection of the 
table just presented shows the month of May to have. been much 
colder for the present season than for 1887, which undoubtedly 
exerted an influence, but how or to what extent can not at present 
be fully determined. If we observe the amount of rainfall for the 
two seasons we find marked differences. In 1887 the first twenty 
days of May had only four one-hundredths of an inch rainfall and 
less than one-half inch for the month. On the other hand, May, 
1888, has a record of more than a half inch for the first ten days, 
and 1.61 inches by the twentieth of the month, with a total of 2.79 
inches for the month, well distributed over the thirty-one days. 

* Unfortunately, the record for sunshine for the early part of 1888 was 
not recordéd, so that this valuable adjunct to our study must be passed 
over for the present season. 

