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Warm and early spring, and a very hot July (Brum- 

 ham). 



Good harvest (Brumham). 



July 30. Great heat (Whistlecraff). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 31*14 in. January, 2*63 in. 

 February, 2-37 in. March, 072 in. April, 3*22 in. 

 May, 376 in. June, 4*14 in. July, 2-46 in. August, 

 2-45 in. September, 3-54 in. October, 1-14 in. No- 

 vember, 3 -oo in. December, 171 in. (Glaisher). 

 1831 Wheat, 66^. 4^. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 38^. ; oats, 255. 4^. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Wool, 14^. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, 5f^. ; cheese, 

 5 \d. (Driver). 



Off-going ewes made 23.?. each (John Phillips). 



Lincoln wool, n</. per Ib. Wheat averaged 25^ 

 bushels per acre ( John Phillips). 



Began reaping July 30 ; finished harvest September 8 

 (H. Baker). 



Began reaping July 29 ; finished harvest August 22 

 (Co*). 



Nearly average crop (Driver). 



Fair crops. Warm, showery (Times}. 



Wet summer. 



Most severe frost on May 6. The young shoots of the 

 ash and oak were destroyed, fruit trees of all sorts were 

 greatly injured, and even the meadow grass was checked 

 to such a degree that it never recovered from its effects. 

 Ice was nearly half-an-inch thick on the ponds on the 

 common (Cox). 



Fine and fairly abundant season ( Whistlecraft). 



Rainfall at High Wycombe, 34*48 in. January, 2*75 in. 

 February, 3*91 in. March, 2*93 in. April, 1*42 in. 

 May, 2*59 in. June, 1*31 in. July, 3*46 in. August, 

 2*14 in. September, 4*15 in. October, 3*65 in. No- 

 vember, 2*70 in. December, 3*47 in. (Glaisher). 



Very wet year and part of summer (JSrumham). 



