138 , Regijfer of the Weather In I'T/g^. April 



and loth, fair; nth, rain; 12th to 17th inclufive, fair; 

 1 8th, hard froft ; 19th, frefh wind; from this to the 

 end, good harveft weather, with the exception of frofty 

 mornings. Very little wheat yet fown ; the greatelt 

 part of tlie country being ftill in the throng of harveft. 

 Corn turning very ill out in the barn-floor, and at the 

 mill ; wheat worlt of all. 



November. 



In general fair, with frofty mornings, till the 20th ; 

 tlien raw damp weather, till the end ; and the 30th, a day 

 of rain throughout. Though this has been a very bufy 

 harveft month, yet it is not concluded ; particularly in 

 the muirlands, where they have ftill to reap^ as well as 

 to lead in. Very little wheat yet fown, and none in good 

 condition. The prices are gctling up faft, in proportion 

 as it is more and more known that the crop is deficient. 

 Even the newfmen are almoft convinced that the crop 

 is not fo very tmmenfe as they predicted ; but, in com.- 

 penfation for the error they have done every thing in 

 their power to lead the public into on this fubje£t, they 

 are, from day to day, iiluing out many fage advices to 

 the farmers, how to manage tlieir ftacks of corn, how to 

 fave, and how to fow : all which will no doubt meet with 

 the defcrved attention. 



December. 



Dull heavy weather (though not much rain) till the 

 17th; when froft and fnow fet in, and continued with 

 confiderable feverity till the end. Many fields of muir- 

 land corn ftill unled. Even within 3 miles of Edinburgh 

 fome barley uncut ; but this not to any great extent. 

 Very little wheat fov/n this month. 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMER's SIAGAZINE. 



^heep afid Great Farms favourable to Pcpulaticti. 



Gentlemen, 



AiTER having heard fo much clamour raifed againft 

 the fubftituting of fneep fcr black cattle in the High- 

 lands, and againft great farms in general, as having an 



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