t^6 Regijhr of the Weather in iig<). April 



April 



Began with froft, and continued almoft infufferably 

 cold to the 15th; on the 8 th, there was a great fall of 

 fnow. From the 15th to the end, fair and foul by 

 turjis, but on the whole cold, labour far back, no vege' 

 tation. 



May. 

 ifl, A continued rain. 4th, Thick ice. 6th, Began 

 to plant potatoes three weeks behind the ufual time. 

 7th, and 8th, continued rain. 9th, fair. loth, i ith, 

 12th, and 13th, uncommon heavy rain. Bear land and 

 potato ground greatly damaged, the water in all the ri- 

 vulets overflowing, a gxQzt fpeat. i8th. Spring appears 

 now to be begun ; from this to the end, in general fair 

 but cold weather, few trees have yet the leaf out. Saw 

 a fwallcw for the firfl time, on the 10th, being about 

 two weeks later than ufual. Heard the cuckoo tor the 

 firft time on the 28th. 



jtifie. 



1 ft, Very cold wind. Old fnow ftill on the muirfoot 

 hills. 4th, An exceeding rainy day. From this to the 

 pthj warm weather. i oth, Very cold ; people again 

 drawing to their great coats. The hay lands looking mi- 

 ferable ; yet wheat and other grain not amifs, pafture 

 very good. 15th, The whole gardens have ftill the Jlou- 

 riJJj in full fplendour, eight weeks behind the ufual time. 

 Snow on the hills N. W. of Stirling ; from the 15th to 

 the end, in general warm, with feveral refrefhing fhowers. 

 People fowing barley to the 15th; wheat in early pladfcs 

 beginning to ihoot by the 26th. The potatoes have fail- 

 ed in many fields, and of courfe given up to Summer- 

 fallow or turnip ; alio many intended fields of bear land. 



July.^ 

 In general, fine warm growing weather, with the ex- 

 ception of the 4th, 1 2th, 1 8th, iptli, 23d, and 34th, in 

 w]"uch there was much rain, attended with great cold. 

 Delivered new hay on the 1 1 th, perhaps the firft ■ in the 

 county. The crop appears, in tlie end of this month, 

 to be much more forv»^ard than was expelled, and alfo 

 feemingly better, hay only excepted, which is very thin 

 indeed, never having recovered the cold in April and 



May. 



Augujl 



