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December 31. Great gale. 



October 19. Remarkable aurora borealis. 



October extremely wet (Brumham). 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 33 '69 in. on 166 days. 

 January, 3*80 in. February, 2-27 in. March, ri6 in. 

 April, 0*97 in. May, 2*55 in. June, 279 in. July, 2*51 

 in. August, 3 '90 in. September, 0*28 in. October, 7*25 

 in. November, 3*82 in. December, 2*39 in. (Preston). 

 1866 Wheat, 49^. nd. per qr. ; barley, 37^. 5^.; oats, 

 245. yd. (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^97 7,?. g\d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 47 's. Sd. barley, 335. 6d. 

 oats, 22s. 4d. (Official Returns). 



Wool, igd. per Ib. (T. H. B). 



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



Off-going ewes made 525. and 46 s. (T. H. B). 



Stock 2-tooth wethers, 46^. 6d. (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 50^. 6d. and 44^. (J~ohn Phillips). 



Let cows at 11 per cow (T. H. B.). 



Cull lambs at Berwick Hill Fair, 26s. and 205-. 

 (T. H. B). 



Began mowing clover, June 9. Bad time for making 

 the hay. Carried none till 22nd, and very little till 25th. 

 Then a fine week, with the exception of some thunder- 

 storms (T. H. B). 



Began harvest August 4 ; finished October 10 

 (T. H. .). 



Ewes at Devizes October Fair made 50$. to 60.$-. lambs, 

 40 s. to 48^. (Newspaper). 



January was a very wet month, with little frost. nth 

 was one of the roughest days on record. Snow drifted 

 tremendously, and quite blinded those exposed to it. 

 Great loss of life on our coasts. Many sheep buried in 

 the snow. February. Wet, except last week, when 

 beans were planted. March. Wet and windy. Sowing 



