418 The Weather of the Past Agricultural Year. 



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last year a decrease, \w the present case of 1,535,528Z. from 

 1910, and of 7,344.566/. from 1909. 



Examining now the I]xport figures in more detail, we find 

 that the vast majority of animals exported were Cattle, the 

 value of the Sheep exported being less than 2 per cent, of the 

 whole while only four Pigs are returned as sent abroad. 



Under the head of " Grain and Flour " there was last year 

 an increase of 26,776Z. in Wheat Meal and Flour, and of 

 22,695Z. in Malt, while there were decreases of 23,908/. in 

 " Rice Cleaned or Milled in the United Kingdom " and of 

 94,109/. in " Offals of Corn and Grain " sent abroad. 



As regards the Imports of last year, the great decreases 

 were 208,417/. in Cattle, 46,605/. in Bacon, 110,343/. in Poultry 

 and Game, while the only serious increase was 55,971/. in 

 "Meat preserved otherwise than by Salting" (including tinned 

 and canned). 



THE WEATHER OF THE PAST 

 AGRICULTURAL YEAR. 



The Winter of 1910-11. 



The winter was, upon the whole, mild and often very sunny. 

 December was a very open month, but January and the earlier 

 half of February were less mild, with occasional sharp frosts, 

 mostly, however, of a very brief character. The coldest 

 weather occurred at the beginning of February, when the 

 sheltered thermometer fell below 20^^ in all districts except- 

 ing the Scilly and Channel Islands, and below 15° in 

 many scattered parts of the country. Frosts of less intensity 

 were experienced in the last weeK in December and the 

 first and second weeks in January, and again in the second 

 week in February, but in none of these instances did the cold 

 weather last for more than three or four days at a time. The 

 mildest weather occurred during the latter half of February or 

 at the commencement of March, but the temperatures then 

 recorded were in no way remarkable for the time of year, and 

 were little higher than those observed on several occasions 

 (luring the previous December. 



At the commencement and towards the close of the winter 

 the rainfall was in excess of the average, but at other times 

 it was usually deficient. A very dry period occurred during 

 the latter half of January and the first half of Februar5% 

 many places in the midland counties reporting an almost 

 entire absence of rain lasting for about five weeks. The 

 repeated heavy downpours which were experienced over 

 practically the entire southern half of England in the earlier 



