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2 '47 in. June, 0-97 in. July, 2*44 in. August, 1-69 in. 

 September, 3-07 in. October, 174 in. November, 2-46 

 in. December, 1-28 (Glaisher). 

 1827 Wheat, 58^. 6d. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 37^. jd. ; oats, 2&s. zd. per qr. 



Wool, lod. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, 6%d. ; cheese, 

 $\d. (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, nd. per Ib. 



Average crops (Driver). 



Cold winter ( Weattier Almanack). 



January 14. Heavy gale (Whistlecraft). 



Good crop. Hot and dry (Times). 



Fine summer (Cox). 



Began reaping July 20 ; finished harvest September 3 



(T. a). 



Began reaping August 3 ; finished harvest August 28 



(c^). 



Fine and fairly abundant season (Whistlecraff). 



February 16. Great snow and sharp frost ( Whistle- 

 craft). 



Early in January a violent wind was succeeded by a 

 severe frost, and in some places by a deep snow, but 

 after about ten days' duration a very gentle thaw, and the 

 remainder of the winter was mild and agreeable, intro- 

 ducing what might be called an early spring, and pro- 

 pitious for agricultural purposes (Knapp). 



The winds of this autumn were violent and distressing 

 (Knapp}. 



In the autumn the larvae of the goat moth abounded 

 beyond any customary proportion (Knapp). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 22-38 in. January, ro6 in. 

 February, o- 60 in. March, 2-40 in. April, n 6 in. May, 

 2'39 in. June, 0^59 in. July, 1^25 in. August, i'O5 in. 

 September, 3-51 in. October, 3-87 in. November, ny 

 in. December, 3*33 in. (Glaisher). 

 1827-8 Very mild winter (Brttmham). 



