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very little hurt, as the ftalks were not long enough to fufFer; 

 and whatever injury the leaves fuftained, was repaired by the 

 fubfequent rain ; therefore no worfe confequence refulted, than 

 that of retarding their growth a little. In July it was alfo 

 feared that the potatoe crops would not merely fufFer fome ob- 

 ftrudion, but that they would in reality be blighted, as on the 

 4th day of that month the leaves were much blackened by a 

 fcorching fouth-weft wind. The ftalks, however, efcaped ; and 

 the fine vegetative weather which fucceedcd reftored ver- 

 dure even to the leaves. By the drought of Auguft, it is true, 

 the growth of the potatoes feemed to be reprcfled ; yet the heavy 

 dews, and a few fogs, appeared to fupply in fome meafurc the 

 place of rain : but the flax fuffered materially ; the fcarcity of 

 water being fo great as not to leave fufficient for the operation 

 of fteeping; fo that the linen yarn, which was fpun of this year's 

 flax, has been peculiarly diflicult to bleach. The tempefluous 

 drift of September, being attended with many fair intervals in 

 the day, was not materially prejudicial to the grain ; and the late 

 potatoe crops, which were impeded in their growth by the 

 drought of July and Auguft, acquired by the rain of this month 

 unexpeded vegetation. As in Odober there were likewife many 

 dry intervals in the day with much arefadion in the air, the 

 grain was very little the worfe ; and the whole of it, even in the 

 mountainous trads, was got in on the 20th of the month. 



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