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



July and August, 1*2 above average temperature 

 (Times). 



December 8. Severe frost ( Whistlecraft). 



February 8. Lunar rainbow at Burnham (Symons* 

 Magazine). 



Rainfall at Bramar, 30-36 in. on 175 days ; at Buxton, 

 47*12 in. on 240 days; at Worthing, 23-68 in. on 143 

 days (Bates}. 



Rainfall at Bridport, 30-84 in. Jan., 2-99 in. Feb., 

 2*26 in. March, 1-77 in. April, 4-96 in. May, 0-99 in. 

 June, 2*04 in. July, 3-96 in. Aug., 0*80 in. Sept., 

 4-50 in. Oct., 275 in. Nov., 1*29 in. Dec., 2-53 in. 



At Cirencester, 32-40 in. Jan., i"86 in. Feb., 172 in. 

 March, 1-65 in. April, 3-65 in. May, 1-70 in. June, 

 3*00 in. July, 4*31 in. Aug., 2*78 in. Sept., 6-70 in. 

 Oct., 2-30 in. Nov., 0*40 in. Dec., 2-33 in. (Symon). 



At Hull, 25-69 in. on 170 days (H. Smith). 



March 1 7. Earthquake north of the Mersey (Symons' 

 Magazine). 



April 9. Aurora borealis (Symons' Magazine). 



Last eight days in September very wet (Symon? Maga- 

 zine). 



November 9 and n. Aurora borealis (Symons 

 Magazine). 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 30-00 in. on 163 days. Jan., 

 2-93 in. Feb., 1-51 in. March, 1*63 in. April, 3*85 in. 

 May, roo in. June, 2-99 in. July, 3*63 in. Aug., i'i8 

 in. Sept., 6-22 in. Oct., i '88 in. Nov., 0-69 in. Dec., 

 2-49 in. (Preston). 



1872 Wheat, 57^. per qr. ; barley, 375-. 3^.; oats, 23*. zd. 

 (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ;ioS 45. o\d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average: Wheat, 53$.; barley, 37^. zd.\ 

 oats, 245-. lod. (Official Returns). 



