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Great rot in sheep (Browii). 



July 7. A violent thunderstorm did much damage in 

 London (Boyle). 



Wool, is. ^\d. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, ^\d. \ cheese, 

 $d. (Driver). 

 1794-5 Excessively severe winter (Brumham). 



Rye grass was ready to shoot into head in the Yar- 

 combe Valley on ist May (Marshall). 



The frost began about the middle of December, was 

 excessively severe in January, and continued till the end 

 of March (M. S.f.). 



The winter of 1794-5 is the coldest on record (Brum- 

 ham). 



Very hot summer (Brumham). 



Very hot, June i2th to July i'8th. 



The wheat turned out, very unexpected to many 

 growers, a failing produce ; the drought in many parts of 

 England parched the spring corn to that degree that the 

 leguminous crops have scarcely'returned their seed(:Zfo&?). 



Wheat a somewhat short crop, but the quality excellent 

 (Burke). 



Barley deficient in quantity, in quality ordinary enough 

 (Burke). 



Harvest a full month earlier than usual (Burke). 



A great burst of agricultural prosperity followed the 

 deficient harvest of 1794 and 1795 (Tooke). 

 1795 The mischief to the crops took place before harvest. 

 They were well got in. The average price of wheat 

 reached 113^. in August, then declined (Tooke). 



Up to March 2ist, unusually severe weather. Jan. 25. 

 Thermometer was far below zero ( Whistlecraff). 



38 below freezing point in Fahrenheit (Brittori). 



The winter of 1795-6 seems to have partaken of none 

 of the severity usual to the season (Knapp). 



The coldest January on record. The mean tempera- 

 ture 23*9 (Bruinhaui). 



