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vember, 4-28 in. December, 1-34 in. At Cirencester, 

 26-09 m - (/ Met. Mag.). 



Great snowstorms in February. Thunderstorm June 

 29th, with great rain. July 22. Thunderstorms. Coldest 

 February since 1855. 



Rainfall at Hull, 22-09 m - on l % days (& Smith). 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 2771 in. on 182 days. Jan- 

 uary, 4-13 in. February, 1*53 in. March, 2*62 in. 

 April, 1-26 in. May, 1*89 in. June, 1*62 in. July, 2-15 

 in. August, 270 in. September, 2-96 in. October, 

 2-68 in. November, 3-29 in. December, o'88 in. 

 (Preston). 



1874 Wheat, 555-. yd. per qr. ; barley, 44^. nd. ; oats, 

 28s. lod. (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, .112 7.?. 3^. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 56.y. ; barley, 38^. Sd. ; 

 oats, 251. 2d. (Official Returns). 



Wool, i8d. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Beef and mutton, gd. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 4.1$. and 32^. 6d. ; lambs, 32^. ; 

 culls, 22s. (T. H. B.). 



At Devizes October Fair, top price for ewes, 43$. : 

 lambs, 39^. (Newspaper). 



Began mowing clover May 30th ; finished haymaking 

 June 1 6th. 



Began harvest July 27th; finished August 3ist (T. 

 H. B.). 



January and February were mild and spring-like. 

 Little rainfall the whole winter. March was dry and 

 favourable for spring sowing. April, showery till i2th, 

 then fine, and the last week hot. May, a cold, dry, un- 

 genial month. June set in dry. Finished haymaking 

 1 6th, except some watermeadow spring fed. Clover and 

 sanfoin an average crop. Meadows very light. Sheep 

 keep scarce. No turnips ; rape or mangold up regular. 



