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Hot and dry July and August (Britmham). 



1832 Wheat, 58^. %d. per qr. ; barley, 335. \d. ; oats, 20,?. $d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Wool, is. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, $\d. ; cheese, 

 5f^. (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, lod. per Ib. Off-going ewes made 275. 

 each (John Phillips). 



Began reaping wheat August 6 ; finished harvest 

 September 12 (H. Baker). 



Began reaping wheat August 4 ; finished harvest 

 September 4 (Cox). 



Above an average crop (Driver). 



Under average. Medium weather (Times). 



Deficiency of rain in April, May, July, and September. 

 Great excess in June and August. Unsettled summer 

 till July, then fine ; after which heavy rain which damaged 

 crops still out (Times). 



Wheat averaged 26| bushels per acre (John Phillips). 



Rainfall at High Wycombe, 30*69 in. January, 1-29 in. 

 February, roy in. March, 3*02 in. April, 1*49 in. 

 May, 274 in. June, 3-27 in. July, 1-58 in. August, 

 4-80 in. September, 0-46 in. October, 4-41 in. No- 

 vember, 4*48 in. December, 2 - o8 in. (Glaisher). 



Summer chiefly fine. Great heat about August 10, and 

 very hot at the end of September (Brumham). 



1833 Wheat, 52.?. nd. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Barley, 27^. 6d. oats, i8.y. $d. per qr.; wool, i8</. per 

 . Ib. ; beef and mutton, $\d. cheese, 6d. (Driver). 



Lincoln wool, 15^. per Ib. Off-going ewes on a Wilt- 

 shire farm made 2js. each (John Phillips). 



Wheat averaged 21 \ bushels per acre (John Phillips). 



Began reaping wheat August 2. Finished harvest 

 September 3 (H. B). 



Began reaping wheat July 31 ; finished harvest August 

 21 (Cox). 



Abundant harvest. Very fine summer ( Times). 



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