ro4 Agricultural Intelligence — England. Nov, 



February. 

 Sun, little rain, and fnow in the nights.— 4th & 5th, Windy.— 6th, 

 A ftiarp froll : P.M. aurora borcalis. — 8th, Foggy. — nth, Eclipfe 

 of the fun, attended with much rain, (previous to the conjundion, in 

 London It was ftorniy), afterwards fair and froft. — 13th, Every thing 

 remarkably forward. — 2 2d, Cold winds. — 24th, Very windy, followed 

 by rain. — 29th, Fair, ardent fun : No clouds in Zenith. In gtmeral, 

 a dry, warm mouth : Intermitting fun, foiretimes ardent, for 22 days.-^ 

 Rain, hail and fnow, more or lefs, [3 days. 

 Greatefl approxim. of wind to the North. 



In. Dec. In. Dec. 



Depth of rain o (^9 Evaporation of water i 1 



March. 

 Fair and froft. Wind changeable. Veered round to the S. E. ; 

 and on the 3d much fiiow : Sleet. — 6th, Fair, and cold winds. — icth. 

 Fair and fun: Windy. — 13th, Rain, cold winds, and foggy. — 23d, 

 Fair and fun, windy. — 2Sth, Sun, and little rain to the end. The 

 air for the moft part dry, though a cold and windy month, intermit- 

 ting fun more or lefs 17 days ; thofe of rain, hail or fnow, 20 days. 

 The greateft approxim. of wind to the fouth, 



In. Dec. In. Dec. 

 Depth of rain z 5 Evaporation of water 1 5 

 April. 

 Windy 3d. — Frofty, with fleet and fnow, to 6th. — 8th, Cloudy, 

 with rain and wind. — 18th, Fair and fun; httle hail. — 23d, Change- 

 able. — 26th, Fair and ardent fun. For the moft part a dry month, 



except about the i6tli, rather cold, with hail and fnow. 



Intermitting fun upwards of 21 days. Hail, rain and fnow, 15 days. 

 Greateft approxim. of wind to fouth. 



In. Dec. In. Dec. 



Fall of rain, i 75 Evaporation of water, 1 75 



May. 

 Fair ardent fun 4th, at night a heavy thunder ftorm here and within 

 the verge of Liverpool many miles. It came with the direftion of th.e 

 wind S. by E. as it was tremendous at Bath in the afternoon. — 7th, 

 Fair ardent fun ; little rain. — 21st, Eleftric fhowers ; much rain. — 24th, 

 Three P. M. wind S. W. by S. a thunder ftorm broke with heavy 

 rain. At nine P. M. wind at N. W. with the comparative velocity 

 of 33 or 28 ounces on a fquare foot. Great thiuider ftorms in the 

 neighbourhood before, which miglit be expected Irom the deiile clouds 

 that have pafTed fmce the i8th inftant. — 25th, Cold and windy, and 

 changeable to the end. 



Intermitting fun 19 days-— Hail, rain, and fnow, 10 days. 

 Greateft approxim. of wind to the South. 



The winds, or rather fqualis, bn the i6th, 24th, to the 29Lh, have 

 been detrimental to agricultural concerns. 



In Dec. In. Drc 



Fall of rain, 3 o Evaporation of water, 2 8 



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