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1799 From its commencement to its close this season was r 

 perhaps, as ungenial to the productions of the earth and 

 to the animal creation as any upon record, and the in- 

 clemency extended over a great part of Europe. In this 

 country, and particularly in the north of the island, many 

 fields of corn were still uncut as late as November, and 

 some were not cleared till the January following (Tooke). 



About the beginning of August, heavy rains, with cold 

 easterly winds, reduced the summer fallows and turnip 

 fields into a perfect mire, half rotted a great part of the 

 hay, stopped the growth of the second share clover, laid 

 down all the strong corn, and prevented the wheat from 

 filling. The month of September was, on the whole, 

 rather worse. Much of the wheat died at the root before 

 the ear ripened, from excess of moisture. Oats suffered 

 less, but they were nearly destroyed by two severe nights 

 of frost on the i6th and iyth of October. Some beans 

 were also injured {Tooke). 



Wheat, 69*. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 36^. zd. ; oats, 2js. 6d. per qr. 



Bad season. Wool, 2s. ; cheese, 6d. ; beef and mutton, 

 $\d. per. Ib. (Driver). 



Wet, cold summer ; much grain injured and destroyed 

 (Clarke). 



Cold winter and spring, succeeded by gloomy summer, 

 with almost daily rain. Very late harvest. Much corn 

 never got together. Harvest did not commence till 

 September ( Whistlecraft). 

 1799-1800 Excessively severe winter (Brumham). 



July and August, 2-3 below average temperature 

 (Times). 



Severe weather and deep snow in February (Hone). 



July. Mutton, 5^. per Ib. October. Beef, $^d. per Ib. 

 (Gloucester Notes and Queries). 



A severe frost at Christmas (Brumham). 



An extremely wet summer from July 8th, and very bad 

 harvest (Brumham). 



