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than in any April for 50 years; in some places nearly three feet fell, of which 
two feet fell on the 7th. Good sleighing on the 13th and rrogs out on 14th. 
Troy, N. Y—On the 7th, 14.3 inches of snow fell, the heaviest in April 
since 1856; on 10th, 7.5 inches fell. 
Garrison’s, N. Y.——April wet and cold; not a furrow turned before the 25th. 
Minaville, N. Y—Severest April snow-storm remembered, on the 7th; 15 
inches fell, and sleighs ran six days. Farmers commenced sowing grain on the 
20th; frost and ice the 28th. 
North Hammond, N. Y—Month very dry and backward ; the St. Lawrence 
lower than ever known. 
Houseville N. Y—Snow on the 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 18th and 27th; sleighing 
till the 14th. 
South Trenton. N. Y—Frogs heard the 15th; first thunder-storm the 30th. 
Depauville, N. Y—¥ rom the 2d to the 14th, weather cold, freezing most of 
the time; from the 7th to the 14th, sleighing; last half of the month warmer, 
but variable. 
Palermo, N. Y.—Coldest April in 15 years; on the 7th and 8th snow fell 
eight inches deep with wintry fury. 
Nichols, N. Y—Snow-fall in December 18.25 inches ; in January, 28 inches ; 
in February, 17 inches; in March, 13 inches; in April, 14 inches (of which 
eight inches fell on the 7th;) in all, 90.25 inches. 
Newark Valley, N. Y—A very early spring; farmers have all their grain 
sowed. 
Little Genesee, N. Y.—First week unpleasant, with snow squalls and cold; 
since, pleasant as usual; a very good sugar season. 
Buffalo, N. Y—TYemperature 2° below the average of ten past Aprils; - 
much tine weather for farm work, and from March 20 to the 20th inst., excel- 
lent sugar season and more made than usual. 
Newark, N. J—April closed with scarcely a blossom on fruit trees; the 
mean temperature being 4° lower than that of 24 Aprils preceding. | 
Moorestown, N. J—Heavy thunder-shower throughout the 16th; the light- 
ning struck the earth within 75 yards of a barn, making a hole two feet deep, 
branching off in various directions under ground, marking its course by occa- 
sional ruptures of the sod. 
Elwood, N. J—April cold and wet; snow on three days and rain on ten. 
Dover, N. J—Frogs heard on the 2d; freezing all day, 9th; hepatica and 
epigeea in bloom, 19th; wintry, 23d; vegetation struggling to hold its place, 30th. 
Newfield, N. J—A wet and cloudy month; very white frosts, 4th and 14th ; 
chewink and swallow, 20th; whippoorwill, 27th ; lark and kingbird, 28th. 
Greenwich, N. J—Month closes backward ; few peach and no apple trees in 
bloom ; farm work hindered by cold and wet. 
Fallsington, Pa.—-Snow-storms on the 5th, 10th, and 12th; the last very 
severe. Rain on ten days. The coldest April since 1857; farmers not done 
sowing oats, and no blooms except on a few cherry trees. 
Philadelphia, Pa—¥rom November 138th, 1867, to April 12, 1868, snow 
fell 33 times on 35 days. 
Dyberry, Pa.—Oats sowed and potatoes planted from the 27th to the 29th. 
April snow-fall, 25.8 inches ; since November 6th, 1867, 114 inches. 
Whitehall, Pa.—Farmers two weeks behind time; as much snow in April 
as in the three months preceding. 
Harrisburg, Pa-—Snow on the 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 12th, and rain on 
ten days. 
Tioga, Pa—On the 1st, beautiful warm day with thunder-shower in the 
evening ; from 4th to 15th more like winter than spring ; unfavorable weather 
for farmers, and severe on sheep and lambs. 
