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fall of the last seventeen years at Braemar is within a fraction 

 of 35 inches; but, if the dripping year of 1S72 (which brought 

 down 59J inches) be deducted, the annual fall is 33 inches 

 only. Again, the annual mean temperature at the respective 

 stations is 43-9 degrees, and 48 '5 degrees. 



BBAEMAR. 



CARDINGTON. 



As the current year, 1875, has been exceptionally wet, we 

 annex the rainfall at Cardington for the first ten months : — 

 January, 2-27 inches; February, 1-30; March, 0-43; April 

 1-67; May, 1-33; June, 2-95; July, 5-20; August, 1-32; 

 September, 2-23 ; and October, 447 — in all, 2217 inches. 



While there are some details of English pastoral management 

 worthy of imitation, it is not less true that several lessons may 

 be acquired in North Britain Avell adapted lor England. The 

 countries differ much in climate and soils ; and, indeed, the 

 •diversities in different parts of each of them control verv much 



