CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 85 



1818. 



March 13. dry and as smooth as gravel walks 

 in an English bishop's garden in 

 the month of July. Great contrast 

 with the bottomless muds of New 

 Jersey ! As I came along, saw those 

 fields of rye, which were so green 

 in December, now white. Not a 

 single sprig of green on the face of 

 the earth. Found that my man had 

 ploughed ten acres of ground. The 

 frost not quite clean out of the 

 ground. It has penetrated two feet 

 eight inches. The weather here has 

 been nearly about the same as in 

 Pennsylvania ; only less snow, and 

 less rain. 



14. Open weather. Very fine. Not 

 quite so warm. 



15. Same weather. Young chickens. 

 I hear of no other in the neighbour 

 hood. This is the effect of my warm 

 foicl-house! The house has been 

 supplied with eggs all the winter, 

 without any interruption. I am told, 

 that this has been the case at no 

 other house hereabouts. We have 

 now an abundance of eggs. More 

 than a large family can consume. 

 We send some to market. The 



