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1873 Wheat, 58*. 8d. per qr. ; ^barley, 405. $d. ; oats, 

 2 5 s - 5^- (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^no 155. io\d. 

 (Official Returns]. 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 55*. 2d.; barley, 385. 2d. ; 

 oats, 25*. (Official Returns}. 



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



Beef and mutton, g\d. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 50*. and 33*. ; lambs, 405. and 

 22*. (T. H. B). 



Off-going ewes made 565-. (John Phillips). 



Began mowing clover June gth ; finished haymaking 

 July i 9 th. (T.H.B.). 



At Devizes October Fair, ewes made 555. to 60*. ; 

 lambs, 35*. to 44*. (Newspaper). 



Began harvest August 9th; finished September iQth. 

 (T. H. B). 



Let cows at ^n per cow ( T. H. B). 



Much under an average crop of wheat. Bad seed time, 

 defective and sickly plant. Cold June, suddenly chang- 

 ing to heat. Frosts at blooming time (Times). 



January, wet and mild to 29th. 3oth, deep snow. 

 February, winterly. March, wet beginning, fine end. 

 April, cold and dry. May, dry. Cold backward spring. 

 June, cold and dry. July, fine growing weather. 

 August, showery time for the harvest. Not an average 

 crop. September, showery beginning ; fine and warm 

 at end of month. October, fine, warm beginning ; cold 

 and frosts at end of month. November and December, 

 fine weather for wheat sowing. Fine autumn (T.H.B.). 



July and August, i'9 above average temperature 

 (Times). 



Rainfall at Bridport, 28-35 m - January, 3-88 in. 

 February, 3' 17 in. March, 3*04 in. April, 078 in. 

 May, o - 88 in. June, 176 in. July, 1*61 in. August, 

 3-46 in. September, i'66 in. October, 2-49 in. No- 



