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rage and a lot of sunshine. There was no East wind, and little 

 rain after the 10th. There was a large percentage of March dust, 

 which is invaluable to the farmer. Sowing corn began on the 

 24th, with the ground in fine condition. Sunday, the 20th, was a 

 beautiful spring day, with the birds singing and the crows busy 

 at the Newton Rookery. Coltsfoot (Tussilago Far far a) came 

 in bloom on the 29th. Highest maximum temperature, 62 

 deg., on the 30th ; lowest maximum, 45 deg., on the 1st. Highest 

 minimum, 44 deg., on the 3rd; lowest minimum, 28 deg., on the 

 27th; lowest on the grass, 22 deg., on several nights. Frost on 

 the grass on 18 days. A little frost in the screen on 9 days. The 

 range of the barometer was between 29.55 and 30.6 inches. 



April. — The weather of this month was rather disappointing. 

 The second week was fairly genial and mild, and the fields began 

 to put on their verdant hue, with a S. and S.W. wind. The 

 first week and the last fortnight were very barren. There was not 

 the same amount of bright warm sunshine that we had in March, 

 and the winds were colder. Although there was a good deal of 

 rain, there were no heavy floods. Plants came into bloom a few 

 days earlier than in 1909. Wood Anemone (Anemone memorosa) 

 on the 2nd, Flowering Currant on the 9th, Jargonelle Pear on the 

 10th, Primrose (Primula vulgaris) on the 17th, Blenheim Orange 

 Apple on the 27th, Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) on the 28th. 

 First Swallows seen on the 16th. Our own Swallows came and 

 took up their old quarters on the 20th. Sand Martin (Cotile 

 riparia) first seen on the 28th. The Cuckoo (Cucultts canorus) 

 first heard on the 29th. Small White Butterfly (Fieris, Rapoe) 

 first seen on 25th. Highest maximum temperature, 59 deg., on 

 the 14th and 15th; lowest maximum, 46 deg., on 3rd and 16th. 

 Highest minimum, 44 deg., on 18th and 20th; lowest minimum, 

 24 deg., on 1st; lowest on grass, 18 deg., on 1st. Temperature 

 on grass at or below 32 deg. on 17 days. 



May. — The first 10 days were cold and barren, with the hills 

 covered with snow and wind from the N. and N.-W. On the 11th 

 the weather changed to bright and warm sunshine, typical May 

 weather, which continued till the 27th. The last 3 days were 

 rather cold. Though the beginning of the month and the last 

 3 days were cold and barren it was, on the whole, a much finer 

 month than the majoritv of months of May in recent years. 

 There was thunder on the 5th, 6th, 9th, and 13th. The Sloe 



