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where mown do not produce more than from 5 cwt. to 

 10 cwt. per acre, and many people do not mow at all. 

 July. Began with dry weather, but cooler, and the 

 country suffered more from drought than in 1868, 

 especially the pastures, they having had no soaking 

 this year. Partial thunderstorms. Turnips and swedes 

 good on Mere Down. Rape, capital plant, but in many 

 places roots are a total failure. Rain 3ist. Wheat on 

 the hills very thin from the severe winter. In the valleys 

 best crop since 1863. Barley good, both in quantity and 

 quality. Oats fairly good. Beans short, but well pod- 

 ded. August was a fine harvest month. The first four 

 days close and wet. Wheat just beginning to sprout 

 when weather broke up and we had no further hindrance 

 till harvest was all in. The last week was stormy. 

 September. Set in with a week of showery weather, but 

 not enough rain for the pastures. Cut clover seed i2th, 

 hauled it i7th. Springs are very low. Well nearly dry 

 2oth. Water quite muddy. Fine, clear, warm days, and 

 cold nights. October. Dry the first week, then rain 

 enough to make wheat sowing go well. River dry at 

 Monkton Deverill. November. A fine seasonable 

 month. Wheat sowing done well* December. Cold 

 and frosty. 2oth. Snow to the end (T. H. B.). 



Over an average crop of wheat. Very fine, sunny 

 season, fine blooming time and hot harvest ( Times). 

 1870-71. Severe winter (Brumham). 



July and August, 07 above average temperature 

 (Times). 



Severe December. Thermometer down to 3 on the 

 25th, and 5 on 3ist (Whistlecraft). 



Aurora borealis in February, September, and October, 

 very brilliant also December 17. 



Rainfall at Cambridge, 14*25 1 in., being 6-4 in. below 

 the average. It fell on 130 days (Adams). 



Coldest November and December on record. Mean 



