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whole were these of '68, '78 and '79, and the coldest those of '67 and '72. 

 March, 1867, was the coldest March recorded. "The coldest March report- 

 ed b_v the Agricultural Department in Annual Reports since 1853 was that 

 of Vermont in 1863, viz: 19.8°. Our present March is 2.89° below that, and 

 21°III lower than the average of 9 years past." On June 2nd and 3d, 1867, 

 we read, '"The first real spring- or summer daj-s this season." "As March 

 of 1867 was an unprecedented cold one so March of 1868 was an equalh' ex- 

 treme warm one. 26.94° diflferencell" The warmest March recorded was 

 that of 1878; on the 26th peaches andg^ooseberries were in bloom. 



The appearance of birds in spring is shown in the "Summarj'" which 

 follows, and which is an exact copj' of the orig^inal, except that one species 

 is omitted, the "Sparrow", under which name several species were evident- 

 ly confused, that in several places where comparison with the body of the 

 record makes it evident that errors in transcribing were made such are cor- 

 rected, and that additions were made from the same source. 



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