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Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^"104 is. o\d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 50^. ^d. ; barley, 36.?. 2d. ; 

 oats, 23^. icW. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i 3 perlb (T. H. .). 



Beef and mutton &/. per Ib. (T. H. .). 



Off-going ewes made 30 s. and 255. 6d. ; lambs, without 

 cake, 2is. (T. H. .). 



Off-going ewes made 35*. (John Phillips}. 



At Devizes October Fair, ewes, 25.$-. to 37^. ; lambs, 

 2 os. to 2^s. (Newspaper). 



Began mowing clover June 6. Finished haymaking 

 2ist, except the meadows. No rain since we began, but 

 the tail end of thunderstorm on i6th, when large hails 

 fell at Mere, none at Mere Down. The storm very 

 severe through the Vale of Blackmore, doing considerable 

 damage to glass, etc. Some of the hailstones were as 

 large as hens' eggs (T. H. JB.). 



Began harvest July 27 ; finished August 23 (T. H. J3.). 



January. Open weather till 2ist, then frost to end of 

 month. February. Began with open weather, and some 

 rain. 3rd. A beautiful, warm, sunny day. Qth. Severe 

 frost, after a heavy rainfall, sharper than anything since 

 1860, accompanied by a rough, piercing easterly wind 

 till 1 5th ; then a thaw, but not able to plough till 24th ; 

 then mild to end of month. March i. Wet afternoon 

 and night, then fine, but cold till i5th, when a little rain, 

 after which cold and dry. Began oat sowing 8th, finished 

 1 5th. Began barley sowing 22nd. April was very cold, 

 keep short, ponds all empty by 2oth. Finished barley 

 sowing 2ist. No rain since we began. May was dry. 

 Beginning of month cold, keep scarce, gave sheep hay 

 till Qth. nth. A thorough wet day, very cold, then 

 unsettled for a week, after which it was dry and hot. 

 June. Began with gentle, warm rain, and ended with 

 dry weather. The Downs, etc., quite parched. Pastures 



