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Harvest deficient. Average summer weather after a 

 severe spring (Times}. 



Cold spring. Snow and severe frost in April, which 

 lasted up to May 23rd, occasionally with lessened in- 

 tensity (Mark Lane Express). 



Rainfall, 26^ in. at Bedford. Very dry March (Brum- 

 ham). 

 1837-8 Excessively severe winter (Brumham). 



August 26. Severe thunder ( Whistlecraft) . 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 19-11 in. Jan., 2-42 in. Feb., 

 1-52 in. March, 0-45 in. April, no in. May, 0-89 in. 

 June, i -oo in. July, 1-44 in. Aug., 4-16 in. Sept., 

 1-14 in. Oct., 2-26 in. Nov., 1-54 in. Dec., 1-19 in. 

 (Glaisher). 



Very dry weather from the end of April to the end of 

 July (Brumhani). 



Although often fine and warm in one respect this was 

 a very cold season, for every month from March to 

 September had a mean temperature below the average 

 (Brumhani) . 



A remarkably mild Christmas ( Whistlecraff}. 

 1838 Wheat, 645. >]d. per qr. ; barley, 311. 5^.; oats, 



22s. $d. (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ,97 *js. nd. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 52^. 6d. ; barley, $is. 6d. : 

 oats, 2 is. lod. (Official Returns). 



Wool, 17^. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, ^d. ; cheese, 

 6f< (Driver). 



Off-going ewes sold for 30^. (John Phillips). 



Lincoln wool, i^\d. per Ib. wheat on Wiltshire Hill 

 Farm, 8| bushels; vale, 32 bushels per acre (John 

 Phillips'). 



Began harvest August 24; finished September 15 

 (John Phillips'). 



Began harvest August 13 ; finished September i (Cox). 



