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was at three degrees of M. deReaumur's fcale. Towards fix o'clock in 

 the evening of the fame day, the wind, which had begun to rife at noon, 

 was exceffiveiy violent, and the qnickfilver in the barometer was fallen 

 below twenty fix inches and ahalf. On the 20th, it rofe to 28 inches 

 and one-fixth. Thefe violent fliocks in the atmofphere had probably 

 fome connection with the earthquake: for it was obferved that the rife 

 of thequickfilver had no fort of relation to the rain, the wind, or fair 

 weather. During this month, the ground was plowed for fpring 

 corn ; and towards the end of it, oats began to be fowed. 



March. 



Slight frofts were very frequent during this month; and the wind, 

 which was almoft always pretty violent and cold, rendered the air 

 very dilagreeable. 



The barometer was again fubjeft to great variation. It rofe to 2S 

 inches and one-twelfth; and fell to 26 inches and ten-twelfths. 



Tho' the fky was very often clouded, we had fo little rain, that 

 tJiis month may be faid to have been a dry one. However, the oats 

 that were fown in ground which had been well moiflened, rofe 

 well. 



April. 



The wind continued cold and difagreeable, and the fky frequently 

 clouded; yet we had but little rain; and the earth was very dry. 

 Some oats were fown again this month. 



The farmers were bufied with their fallow grounds; and thofe 

 who had vines gave them the firft fpring dreffing. 



Caterpillars appeared in great abundance: but the cold rains and 

 the (harpnefs of the air not agreeing with them, they did the lefe 

 damage to our trees and plants. 



May. 



We had fome frofls, efpecially on the 2d and 3d of this month, 

 fo hard as to hurt our vineyards. Some fufFered more than others, 

 according to their fituation and circumftances. In places where flying 

 fll0^^•ers of hail and rain had fallen, the vines fuffered greatly : where 

 there had been plentiful rains, they were lefs hurt; and where they 

 had not had any rain at all, they were but very little damaged. The 

 vine-drellers took advantage of the rainy weather to fetup their vine 



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