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ON THE BEST TIME FOR HAY HARVEST. 



December, its extremes happen uLove and below the equator 

 respectively, it affects the air, and causes a convulsion at 

 those changes ; and in every year we see it more or less at 

 those periods, or a fevf days after. We never had it so 

 g-laring-ly illustrated as of late; to- wit, as follows: — In 

 1844, after a long- drought, the first rain came on June 24th. 

 In 1845, after the severe winter, rain and wind first came 

 March 22nd. After a hot fortnight, a thunder-storm June 

 24th, followed b}^ more wet. A thunder-storm again Sep- 

 tember 21st, at the quarter; and another December 22nd, 

 and the only snow of last winter. Again, in 184G, on the 

 23rd of March, heavy thunder-storms ; and after a continued 

 scorching-time, on June 22nd, at night, a series of storms 

 set in for some days. What can be clearer than the ' fact 

 that it is unsafe, and moreover unwise, to mow grass and 

 clover on June 21st, when it can safely be got up prior to 

 that day, five years in sis at least ? The clover is generally 

 fit by June 12th, and if the grass be not by the 17th, wait 

 till July comes in. The following table shows the number 

 of fine and wet days between June 21st and September 21st, 

 from 1831 to 1844, both inclusive. In this, the term wet 

 days merely shows all days whereon any rain fell : — 



Farmer's Almanac. 



