(2 5 6) 



32*. to 40 s. ; lambs, 205. to 30^. ; wethers, 345-. to 46^ 

 Fat beasts, from los. to IO.T. 6d. per score; lean ones, 

 very low in price and dull in sale. Cheese, a greater quan- 

 tity pitched than for thirty years past, the best from 50 s. to 

 6os. per cwt, skims as low as 25*. [Farmers? Journal). 



Oats and barley very light and thin in the grain in 

 Dorset. A full average crop in point of quantity, and 

 the quality was also good. Some injury occasioned by a 

 sharp frost in the end of May or beginning of June in the 

 South of England. The quantity of straw was uncom- 

 monly large this year (Tooke). 

 1820 Wheat, 6 75-. lodl per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 335-. lod. oats, 245. zd. per qr. 



Wool, i&/. Beef and mutton, i\d. ; cheese, yd. per 

 Ib. (Driver}. 



Lincoln wool, i8d. per Ib. 



Hot and dry summer. Exceeding average crop 

 (Driver). 



January and February extremely cold, with much snow. 

 March, very cold, with north-east winds. April, dry and 

 cold. May, wet. June, cold and cloudy to 24th, then 

 very hot. July, cool and cloudy; heavy thunder 

 showers. August, showery. September, fine harvest 

 weather. October, fine till i5th, then wet. November, 

 mild. December, mild to i4th, then frost and snow. 

 Rainfall, 24 in. (Old Almanack). 



Began reaping August 3rd. Finished harvest Septem- 

 ber 7th (T. O). 



Began reaping August 9th. Finished harvest Septem- 

 ber 1 3th (Cox). 



Off-going ewes made 355-. each (/ Phillips). 



Productive crop. Fine summer (Times). 



Very severe winter, with great snows. January 15. 

 Thermometer, 3 below zero ( Whistlecraff) . 



Barometer from January 7 to 1 1 exceptionally high, 

 from 30*104 to 31*056 (Eaton). 



