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The month of June was one of marvellous temperature, 

 excessive heat, and excessive drought. July the heat 

 and drought still persisted with relentless severity. Rain 

 only fell on six days. August, 3^ in. of rain fell. The 

 heavy thunderstorms of nth and i2th were fearfully 

 violent. Temperature still high. September. No rain 

 the first eighteen days. A sudden burst of heat came in 

 the first week, which in temperature was unequalled in the 

 whole summer. Wind very light, principally easterly 

 {Fielding). 



December 3. Began a period of gales which lasted 

 thirty-three days, being a continual succession of great 

 gales, and unusually mild and rainy weather (Cator). 



A somewhat cold autumn followed this remarkably hot 

 summer, and was in turn followed by a very stormy winter 

 of exceptionally mild and damp nature (Met. Soc. 

 Journal). 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 34 '89 in. on 155 days. 

 January, 5-34 in. February, 2-21 in. March, 1*84 in. 

 April, 2*6 1 in. May, 1-52 in. June, 0*46 in. July, 

 0-98 in. August, 478 in. September, 5-05 in. October, 

 2*74 in. November, 1*65 in. December, 571 in. 

 (Preston). 



1869 Wheat, 48^. 2d. per qr. ; barley, 39^. $d. ; oats, 26s. 

 (Official Retiirns). 



Value of .100 tithe rent charge, .103 5^. SJ</. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 51^. 6d. ; barley, 35^. 6d. ; 

 oats, 23.?. 4<f. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i3i</. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Beef and mutton, 6J</. per Ib. (T. H. B.\ 



Off-going ewes made 35^. and 26s. (T. H. .). 



Off-going ewes made 35^. (John Phillips). 



At Devizes October Fair, ewes, 28^. to 46 s. ; lambs, 

 26s. to 33^. (Newspaper). 



Began mowing clover June 2nd. A good deal of hay 



