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of all the best lands, and reduced the average price of 

 wheat for twenty years, from 1735 to 1755, to 3 2S - 6 < per 

 qr. In the thirty years previous it had been 38^., and in 

 the century before 41 s. 6d. per qr. Spring and summer, 

 very wet ; autumn, cold and dry ; winter, damp and cold 

 (Dr. Mortimer). 



Rainfall at Lyndon, 20*6 in. June, 3*5 in. July, 07 in. 

 August, 3 '9 in. 



1746 Wheat, 391. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 34.$-. 8^. per qr. (Tovey). 



At Christmas the weather was so mild that grass grew 

 to near a finger's length. Some showers in February, 

 then a long dry time till latter end of May, 1747. Grass 

 very backward. No growing (Ellis). 



Great frost from February ist till middle of March, 

 killing nearly every four-footed beast in Eskdale. All 

 the farmers except six were ruined (Standard). 



August 25. A distemper broke out amongst horned 

 cattle near London (Gentleman's Magazine). 



June 24. A gale with violent thunderstorm. July 18. 



Hottest day. Therm., 85 in shade. Rainfall at Lyndon, 



Rutland, 18-4 in. May, 0-5 in. August, 0-5 in. (Barker). 



An exceedingly hot and dry summer (Brumham). 



1747 Wheat, 34^. lod. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 30.$-. 1 1 d. per qr. (Tovey). 



Some showers in February, then a long dry time till 

 the latter end of May. Great rains before and about 

 Midsummer, which caused a great rot in sheep. Wheat, 

 at Michaelmas, 3*. per bushel ; peas, 2s. ; oats, is. 6d. ; 

 and barley, is. yd. per bushel (Ellis). 



Fine harvest weather from beginning of July till near 

 Michaelmas. Wheat and barley beaten down by rains 

 before it kerned ( ). 



Dry season (Brumham). 



Autumn hot and dry in Scotland, the rivers lower than 

 ever known. 



