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NOTES ON THE WEATHER FOR MARCH, 1868. 
[ Compiled in the Department of Agriculture, from the reports of observers for the Smith- 
sonian Institution. ] 
Steuben, Maine.—Snow on the 34, light as frost; very severe and driving 
snow-storm on 21st and 22d. 
Lishon, Maine.—On 1st ground frozen 34 inches. Saw crows on 13th, and 
heard robins on 28th. 
Standish, Maine.—Toughest snow storm of the season on 2d and 3d, and at 
5.50 p. m. on 3d an earthquake of a few seconds duration. 
Norwoy, Maine—Ground frozen in many places 34 feet. Sparrows and 
blue-birds seen on 14th. 
Cornishville, Maine—Severe drifting snow-storm on 2d, 8 to 12 inches deep. 
Robins seen on 16th, blue-birds on 18th. 
Stratford, New Hampshire—Winter remarkably cold and dry, and March 
gone out dry; snow a foot deep in the woods. 
Antrim, New Hampshire-—Thaw from 7th to 20th. Severe snow-storm on 
21st, blocking up the roads. Sugar season fairly commenced on 234d, with plen- 
tiful flow of sap to end of the month. 
Lunenburg, Vermont—Another dry month; snow nearly gone and roads 
muddy. 
Crjibury, Vermont.—Month remarkable for rapid transition from winter to 
spring. Snow disappeared between 5th and 20th. Robins seen on the 16th, a 
month earlier than usual. 
Randolph, Vermont.—Best sugar weather in 20 years since 22d. First real 
thaw since Christmas began the 9th. 
Woodstock, Vermont.—First thunder-storm this season on 16th. 
Kingston, Massachusetts —Great snow-storm (a “line gale” in earnest) on 
21st and 22d. Up to April 64 feet of snow fell, and the ground was never bare 
during the winter months, and is yet frozen three feet deep. 
» Georgetown, Massachusetts—Snows of 2d and 21st were severe. Rain of 
12th and 13th quite a storm. From thence to end of month remarkably clear 
and pleasant, but cold. A few gardens were made 30th and 3lst—about 10 
days later than usual. 
Newbury, Massachusetts —W hite frosts on 9th, 20th, 29th, 30th and 31st; 
on the 29th very heavy. Blue-birds on 12th, robins 15th, black-birds 16th. 
New Bedford, Massachusetts —Ground nearly tree from frost, and grass begin- 
ning to show the green. _ Frogs heard on 29th. 
Mendon, Massachusetts—Ponds free from ice on 18th. Snow nearly gone 
on 31st. 
Amherst, Massachusetts —Blue-birds seen on the 11th, and robins on the 13th. 
Richmond, Massachusetts —On 10th crows and henhawks seen, and robins 
and phebe-birds very musical. On 31st ponds free from ice, and frogs piping. 
Williamstown, Massachusetts—Virst thaw on 7th, blue-birds 14th, robins 
15th, black-birds 16th, purple thrush 19th; severe snow-storm 21st. 
Newport, Rhode Island —Inner harbor froze over to Goat island for the first 
time this winter on the 4th; never known to oceur in March before. Thunder- 
showers at 2 a. m. on 17th. 
Columbia, Connecticut —Blue-bird appeared on 8th, robin 10th; severe snow- 
storm on 21st and 22d; about 6 inchés fell, and drifted badly. 
Colebrook, Connecticut.—Severe northeast snow-storm on the 2d; about a 
foot fell. 
Moriches, New York.—Month closes with its warmest day, and the frogs in 
full concert. 
South Hartford, New York.—Lake Champlain open to navigation on 20th. 
Troy, New York;—Mean temperature of March nearly 2° above the same 
