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December 3. Heavy gale ( Whistlecraff). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 19*67 in. January, 2*72 in. 

 February, 0-49 in. March, 0-69 in. April, 0-43 in. 

 May, i '25 in. June, 3*94 in. July, 0*88 in. August, 

 i '83 in. September, 2*97 in. October, 1-82 in. No- 

 vember, i -57 in. December, i'o8 in. (Glaisher). 



At Hull, 24*63 in. on 155 days {Smith). 



Wet spring, fine summer, productive harvest {Cox}. 



Rainfall at Leamington, 21*818 in. January, 2*596 in 

 February, 0-449 i n - March, 0*668 in. April, 1*463 in. 

 May, 0*508 in. June, 4*883 in. July, 0*573 in. August, 

 2*437 i n - September, 2*256 in. October, 2*897 in. 

 November, 2*281 in. December, 0*807 i n - {Tones). 



Remarkably dry weather from June 2oth to August 7th 

 (Brumham). 



Sharp drought in spring and summer, and generally 

 very hot {Brumham). 



1864 Wheat, 40^. zd. per qr. ; barley, 29^. i\d. ; oats, 

 2o.r. id. {Official Returns). 



Value of .100 tithe rent charge, ^103 3.?. iof^. 

 {Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 50.5-. 4^. ; barley, 

 355-. \o>d. ; oats, 23^. 6d. {Official Returns). 



Wool, 25 J</. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 35^. and 25.$-. ( T. H. JB.). 



Off-going ewes made 31^. and 27^. {John Phillips). 



Beef and mutton, i\d. per Ib. {T. H. .). 



Let cows at ;io 10^. per cow {T. H. B.~). 



At Devizes October Fair, ewes, 345. to 39^. ; lambs, 20^. 

 to 30-$-. {Newspaper Reporf). 



Cull lambs, 20*. 6d. {T. H. B.). 



Began mowing clover May 3oth. Light cut, but hay 

 made well. 



Began harvest July 27 ; finished Sept. 12 {T. H. B.*). 



Wheat, 35 bushels an acre; barley, 42 bushels 

 {T. H. B.*). 



