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1847 Wheat, 69^. 9^. per qr. ; barley, 44 s. 2d. ; oats, 

 28*. 8</. (Official Returns}. 



Value of ^100 tithe rent charge, ^"99 i8.f. ioj^/. 

 (Official Returns}. 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 565. 4^. ; barley, 32^. ; 

 oats, 2 is. 8d. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i3</. per Ib. (H. Baker). 



Off-going ewes made 33.?. each (John Phillips}. 



Off-going ewes made 301. 6d each (H. Baker). 



Cows let at 9 per cow (H. Baker}. 



Began harvest August n ; finished September 8 

 (H. Baker}. 



Wheat crop considerably over an average in quantity, 

 but not of prime quality. It suffered much from mildew, 

 and to some extent from red gum. Barley was much over 

 an average ; oats only an average (Clarke). 



July and August, 2 above average temperature. Dry 

 and hot summer. General failure of the potato crop. 



Famine in Ireland. July and August, very hot ( 



). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 12-82 in. January, 072 in. 

 February, 1-26 in. March, 0-34 in. April, 0*68 in. 

 May, 1*05 in. June, roi in. July, 0-34 in. August, 

 2 'oo in. September, 1*27 in. October, i'46 in. Novem- 

 ber, i '15 in. December, 1^54 in. (Glaisher}* 



Rainfall of September considerably below the average, 

 and but little rain in October, except on 7th, gth, and 

 23rd (Brumham}. 



The summer of 1847 was very dry, only 17*8 in. of 

 rain for the whole year at Greenwich. Maximum tempe- 

 rature at Chiswick, 93 (Brumham), 



1848 Wheat, $os. 6d. per qr. ; barley, $is. 6d. ; oats, 

 2 os. 6d. (Official Returns}. 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, .102 is. (Official 

 Returns). 



* This rainfall is 30 ft. from ground. 



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