CLIMATE, SEASONS, ETC. 



1817. 



Sept. ii. No rain ; but cloudly. 83 degrees in the shade. 



12. Rain and very hot in the morning. Thunder and 

 heavy rain at night. 



13. Cloudy and cool. Only 55 degrees in shade. 



14. Cloudy and cool. 



15. Fair and cool. Made a fire to write by. Don t 

 like this weather. 



16. Rain, warm. 



17. Beautiful day. Not very hot. Just like a fine day 

 in July in England after a rain. 



1 8. Same weather. Wear stockings now and a waist 

 coat and neck-handkerchief. 



19. Same weather. Finished our Indian Corn, which, 

 on less than 4 rods, or perches, of ground, produced 

 447 ears. It was singularly well cultivated. It was 

 the long yellow Corn. Seed given me by my 

 excellent neighbour, Mr. John Tredwell. 



20. Same weather. 



21. Same weather. 



22. Same weather. 



23. Cloudy and hotter. 



24. Fine rain all last night and until ten o clock to-day. 



25. Beautiful day. 



26. Same weather. 70 degrees in shade. Hot as the 

 hot days in August in England. 



27. Rain all last night. 



28. Very fine and warm. Left off the stockings again. 



29. Very fine, 70 degrees in shade. 



30. Same weather. 



October i. Same weather. Fresh meat keeps pretty well now. 



2. Very fine ; but, there was a little frost this morning, 

 which did not, however, affect the late sown Kidney 

 Beans, which are as tender as the cucumber plant. 



3. Cloudy and warm. 



4. Very fine and warm, 70 degrees in shade. The 

 apples are very fine. We are now cutting them and 

 quinces, to dry for winter use. My neighbours 

 give me quinces. We are also cutting up and 

 drying peaches. 



5. Very fine and warm. Dwarf Kidney beans very 

 fine. 



6. Very fine and warm. Cutting Buckwheat. 



7. Very fine and warm. 65 degrees in shade at 7 

 o clock this morning. Windy in the afternoon. 

 The wind is knocking down the fall-pipins for us. 

 One picked up to-day weighed i2j ounces avoir 

 dupois weight. The average weight is about 9 

 ounces, or, perhaps, 10 ounces. This is the finest 



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