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Wytheville, Va—Woodchuck first seen on 18th, and bluebirds on 22d. 
Frequent rumbling thunder heard to northeast at 9 to 10 a. m. on 24th, with 
thermometer at 29°. 
Burning Spring, West Va.—Little Kenawha open since 9th. Snow at no 
time an inch and a half deep; greatest depth of frozen ground 18 inches. 
Lowest temperature of springs 38°; petroleum and water from a depth of 861 
feet, 58°. 
Albemarle, N. C—Crocus and hyacinth in bloom on 18th; wild geese on 
their way north on 29th; a bright white one seen in a flock. 
Kenansville, N. C—Ground not frozen more than two inches; glow-worms 
seen occasionally all winter. No thunder or lightning this year. 
Aiken, S. .C.—Thunder on 10th, and with lightning on 21st. 
Gowdysville, S C—F¥rogs heard on 15th; farmers sowing oats 20th ;, alder 
in bloom 27th; distant thunder in northwest at 3 to 8 p. m. on 20th. 
Atlanta, Ga—Robins appear 15th; blackberry bushes leaf out 28th. 
Moulton, Ala—Chickasaw plums begin to bloom; prospect good for fruit. 
Havana, Ala—Distant thunder between 11 and 12 a. m. on 20th, and thyn- 
der, with some rain, on 26th. Frost on Ist, 7th, 12th, 28th, and 29th. Ground 
frozen 34 inches on Lst. 
Lake City, Fla—Ice an inch thick on Ist; mocking birds appear on 3d, 
fireflies on 5th, robins on 8th. Plums and peaches blossom on 10th. Frost on 
29th, killing beans and nipping corn and potatoes. 
Georgetown, Texas.—Snow nine inches deep on a level on 3d; remained two 
days; was the deepest snow ever known here in 30 years. Benefited wheat, 
and did no damage to stock. 
Waco, Texas —Light frosts on 27th and 28th; did no injury. The grass- 
hoppers are hatching out in myriads. The ground is alive with them, and they 
are commencing their destructive work, so that famine is really feared. 
Salado, Texas —Young grasshoppers in great numbers began to hatch about 
the 20th, and they are eating the vegetables in the gardens as fast as they come 
up. Itis thought they will ruin the wheat in this section; probably the corn 
also as soon as it comes up. Spring weather since the 12th; martins appeared 
on the 26th. 
Grenada, Miss——Month unusually cold; vegetation backward; promise of 
a good fruit crop. 
Memplas, Tenn.—No frost in ground, which is rather dry ; navigation open. 
Peaches, quinces, and roses budding and leafing. 
Chilesburg, Ky.—Snowed on nine days, but only once enough to measure. 
Steubenville, Ohio —River closed on 1st and opened on 12th. Frosts on 2d, 
3d, 4th, 5th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 21st. 
Painesville, Ohio.—Thunder-storm at 9 p. m. on the 24th, but little rain fell. 
Cleveland, Ohio.—Thunder-storm at 7.30 p. m. on 24th. 
Wooster, Ohio.—Lightning in southwest at 7 p.m. on 24th. It snowed 11 
days, rained on four days, and snowed and rained on two days, in February. 
Norwalk, Ohio—Coldest February since 1861; temperature more uniform 
than usual; snow nearly gone; ground frozen 24 inches. 
Greenwich Station, Ohio—Two bluebirds appeared on 4th, with thermometer 
16°; 24 hours before, 13° below zero. 
Williamsport, Ohio—Thunder-storm from the west at 9 a. m. on the 24th. 
Toledo, Ohio.—Colder than any February we have record of, and 7°.5 lower 
than the February average of nine years past. 
Bowling Green, Ohio —Driest winter in 30 years ; springs and wells very low. 
Urbana, Ohio—The mean temperature more than 5° below the average of 
the month for several years, and 9°.5 below February of 1867. 
Lansing, Mich—Coldest February ever known here; by self-registering 
thermometer it was 37° below zero on the 2d. 
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