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Crops light generally. By July 10th the second drought was 

 beginning to be very much felt throughout England and else- 

 where. By July 18th the drought had become serious indeed, 

 and the fly had stripped the turnips, though the mangold were 

 looking well, so was the corn everywhere ; but we wanted rain 

 to swell the grain. Corn harvest began about here on July 

 16th. The autumn continued with remarkably hot and dry 

 weather till November. Such a dry summer and autumn 

 has not been experienced by me since 1870, when residing 

 in North Hampshire on the Chalk Hills between Basingstoke 

 and Alton, preceding my 40 years residence in Dorset 

 from 1872. November and December were very unsettled ; 

 two wet months. The year ended in quite mild weather. 

 (E. S. R.)- 



Lists of the dates of First Appearances and First Flowerings 

 are appended. Particulars of prize exhibits of barley and 

 wheat for 1911, furnished by Rev. James Cross, of Sturminster 

 Marshall, will be found on page 24.8 of the last Volume- 

 (XXXII.) of Proceedings. 



