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Wool, is. per Ib. (H. Baker). 



Ewes made 255-. 6d. each (John Phillips). 



Ewes made 265. 6d. each (If. Baker). 



A late harvest gave a full average crop both of wheat 

 and barley (Clarke). 



Began mowing clover June 6th (H. Baker). 



Began harvest August 8th ; finished September 9th 

 (H. Baker). 



Wheat good. Fine season altogether. Average tem- 

 perature (Times). 



July and August, o'6 above average temperature 

 (Times). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 20 '2 7 in. January, 2*43 in. 

 February, o'86 in. March, 373 in. April, 1-97 in. May, 

 076 in. June, 1-37 in. July, 4-33 in. August, 1-47 

 in. September, 0*43 in. October, 175 in. November, 

 0*58 in. December, 0*59 in. (Glaisher). 



Excessive heat from June i9th. Thermometer, 91 at 

 Chiswick (Brumham). 



1852 Wheat, 40^. qd. per qr. ; barley, 2%s. 6d. ; oats, 

 19.$-. id. (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ,93 i6s. n\d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 49^. lod. ; barley, 

 30^. iod. ; oats, 215-. (Official Returns]. 



Wool, i&d. per Ib. (H. Baker'). 



Off-going ewes made 30^. each (John Phillips). 



Off-going ewes made 34^. each (H. Baker). 



Began harvest Aug. 5 ; finished Sept. 10 (H. Baker). 



Rainfall at Petworth, 36749 in. (H. Socketf). 



Wet harvest, with grown wheat and a general preva- 

 lence of mildew. All the mischief done by a fortnight's 

 warm wet weather in August (Clarke). 



Under average. A very fine crop was injured by 

 excessive rains and high temperature together in two 

 weeks of August, causing mildew (Times). 



