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an average, the latter of inferior quality. Wheat plant 

 suffered from the unusual drought (Clarke). 



Cold spring. June, hot and dry. Fine summer. 

 Great crop of wheat, which was harvested well and of 

 superior quality. Wet barley harvest ; a good deal badly 

 stained, and harvested damp. Fine autumn (T. H. B.). 



Turnip crop good. Fly very busy early in the season 

 (T. H. B.). 



At Devizes October Fair ewes made 28^. to 385. ; 

 lambs, 2os. to 265-. (IV. P.). 



July and August o"8 below average temperature 

 (Times). 



March 8. Severe gale. June 1 6. Thermometer, 92. 

 September n. A comet ( Whistlecraft). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 1779 in. January, 076 in. 

 February, 172 in. March, 0*88 in. April, 2*34 in. 

 May, 1-99 in. June, 1-24 in. July, 2-97 in. August, 

 1*53 in. September, o'88 in. October, 1-36 in. No- 

 vember, 0-45 in. December, 1-67 in. (Glaisher). 



A fine, dry, hot summer; many ponds- and wells dry 

 (Cox). 



Very dry in June, August, and September. Maximum 

 temperature at Chiswick, 97 (Brumham). 



Rainfall at Hull, 22-42 in. on 135 days (H. Smith). 

 1858-9 A very mild winter (Brumham}. 



October 26. Barometer, 29-068; and December 26, 

 28*629 (Symons* Magazine). 



Warm and early spring (Brumham). 



Rainfall at Hull, 21-12 in. on 170 days (Harold Smith) . 

 1859 Wheat, 435-. 9^. per qr. ; barley, 33^. 6d. ; oats, 

 2 3-r. 2 d. ( Official Returns) . 



Seven years' average for tithe returns : Wheat, $8s. 8</.; 

 barley, 35^. 8d. ; oats, 24$. 2d. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i8f</. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Beef and mutton, yd. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 33^. (If. Baker). 



