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March 31. Thirty-six and a half inches of snow has fallen this 

 month. There is now in the woods a little over two 

 feet of snow, and nearly as much in the clearings. 

 On the 1st April last year, the snow was entirely off 

 the roads, and there was but little in the woods. 



April 28. First swallows seen. 



30. There has been but little " sugar " weather tliis month. 

 On the Sthj 9lh. 10th and llth, sap ran very slowly 

 and but little sugar was made ^ from 25th to 28th, 

 however, it ran well. There has twenty-five and a 

 half inches of snow fallen this month ; there is still 

 in the woods about two feet, though but little in the 

 clearings. Commenced on 26th to pile stumps that 

 were pulled last fall ; this is the only farm work 

 done this month. 



May 2. Cultivated violet in flower. 



3. Sleighing is finished to-day ; we have had 177 days of 

 sleighing this last winter, uninterrupted except by 

 fresh storms. An unusually long winter. 



7. Spring freshet commenced to-day from the melting of 



the snows, and without rain. 

 The frogs " first concert of the season " came off to-day, 

 but proved almost a total failure. 



8. Aurora borealis. 



9. First appearance of King -fishers. The wild yellow 



violet in flower. The woods are almost entirely clear 

 of snow, except in sheltered situations and on the 

 mountains. 



10. Commenced sowing oats. 



1 1 . Lakes Jimmy, Sally and. Mary open to-day ; Lake Sand- 



ford open in narrow parts, but the body of the lake 



■ s, 



is still closed. 



13. Sowing wheat and planting potatoes. 



14. Lakes Sandford and Henderson open, they opened last 



year on 24th April. 

 18. Aurora borealis. 

 June 11. New snow on the mountains this morning. 

 July 19. A few potato tops killed by frost in sheltered spots. 



