442 27*6 Agriculture of Worcestershire. 



Average Tempekatuke at Obleton, Woucestekshire, at 9 a.m. 



The thermometers were all made by Casella, of Hatton Gar- 

 den, London, and tested at the Kevv Observatory, they are placed 

 in a stand doubly louvre-boarded, and free from the influence of 

 buildings. 



It will be seen by the above table that, except in the year 

 1862, the months of July and August reached the temperature 

 of 60° in the shade, which is considered the requisite point for 

 wheat to ripen to perfection. 



Oldee Eecoeds. 



There are not many records of the farming of the county. 

 Perhaps the most interesting to agriculturists is in Dr. Nash's 

 ' History of Worcestershire,' published in 1781, as showing that 

 even at that time some people entertained enlightened views on 

 many agricultural matters, but more esj)ecially on the improve- 

 ment of grass land. Dr. Nash states : " The grass is managed 

 better than the ploughed land, for the good farmer levels, drains, 

 and dungs it, and finds by experience that manure pays better 

 on grass than tillage. The uplands should not be mown more 

 than once in three years, and should be manured when mown, as 

 soon as the hay is carried." .This advice, if given at the present 

 day, would accord with the dictates of science and experience. 



Speaking of turnips, $i.c., Dr. Nash recommends their growth 

 for feeding cattle and sheep on the greensward, and says that, if 

 managed in that way, they will keep twice as much stock. With 

 reference to stall-feeding he says, " The cattle are fed in stalls 

 where the ground is very wet, with turnips, grain, and oilcake ;" 

 and further, that the dairyman finds no inconvenience from 



