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January 9th. Great snow. i2th. Continued snows 

 (Whistlecraft). 



January 15. Violent frost (N.). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 25-07 in. Jan., 173 in. Feb., 

 i '94 in. March, 0-59 in. April, 1-48 in. May, 3*57 in. 

 June, 2*11 in. July, 4*38 in. Aug., 1-07 in. Sept., 

 2-23 in. Oct., 2-64 in. Nov., 176 in. Dec., 1-57 in. 

 (Glaisher). 



Excessive heat in June and July. Thermometer, 87 

 (JBrumh&m). 



March n. Accounts arrived of great disasters at sea 

 in consequence of tremendous gales. July 29. A thun- 

 derstorm throughout the greater part of England (Boyle). 



A fine time for barley sowing. Wheat plant thin on 

 account of the severe winter. Cold nights in April, and 

 keep scarce (Farmers' Journal). 



At Warminster spring fair the show of beasts was much 

 larger than usual, prices were low and trade dull. A 

 large supply of cheese, which went off rapidly at advanced 

 rates. The best old made 70^. per cwt. ; average, 63*. ; 

 inferior, as low as 50,?. (Farmer? Journal). 



One of the finest harvests ever known in England 

 (Tookf). 

 1821 Wheat, 86*. id per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 26s. ; oats, 195. 6d. per qr. 



Wool, i6J</. per Ib. Beef and mutton, 6f</. ; cheese, 

 $\d. (Driver). 



Average crop (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, itfd. per Ib. 



Wet and cold season. Very wet autumn. Great gales 

 in November and December. Great agricultural depres- 

 sion. Great rains during harvest (Times). 



Inferior crop. Cold and showery summer with a few 

 hot days (Times). 



Began reaping August 1 7 ; finished harvest Septem- 

 ber 29th (T. a). 



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