GHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 91 



1818. 



April 7. ing on ; but I must reserve an ac 

 count of them for another Part of 

 my work. 



8. Warm and fair. 



9. Rain and rather cold. 



10. Fair but cold. It rained but yes 

 terday, and we are to-day, feeding 

 sheep and lambs with grain of corn, 

 and with oats, upon the ground in 

 the orchard. Judge, then, of the 

 cleanness and convenience of this 

 soil! 



11. Fine and warm. 



12. Warm and fair. 



13. Warm and fair. 



14. Drying wind and miserably cold. 

 Fires again in day-time, which I 

 have not had for some days past. 



15. Warm, like a fine May-day in Eng 

 land. We are planting out selected 

 roots for seed. 



1@. Rain all last night. Warm. Very 

 fine indeed. 



17. Fine warm day. Heavy thunder 

 and rain at night. The Martins 

 (not swallows) are come into the 

 barn and are looking out scites for 

 the habitations of their future young 

 ones. 



