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medium barley, 30.$-. ; oats, 235. per qr. To middle of 

 February, slight frosts, then continual rain till middle of 

 March. This was a rough wet month, and but little 

 sowing done. Ewes and lambs do very bad owing to the 

 inclement weather, and the hay having been made so bad 

 in 1875, sheep were very poor and weak this spring, many 

 lambs died ; in some flocks not more than 50 per cent, 

 reared. April set in hot and summerlike till roth, then 

 cold rain, and nth to i4th cold snowstorms, ground 

 covered every day, but gone before night. Sharp frost 

 1 4th. Half of the barley not sown by the middle of 

 month. Finished barley sowing, May 9. Very dry May 

 till 24th. June was a fine haymaking month, but some 

 showers. July very hot. Good crop of corn and fine 

 harvest. Fine autumn (T. H. B.). 



Under average crop of wheat in quantity, but quality 

 fine. The crop defective owing to an unprecedentedly bad 

 seed time, and excessive wet and cold in spring and early 

 summer. Ears imperfectly filled from late frosts (Times). 



Very cold spring. Hot and dry summer. Swedes, 

 fair crop. Turnips, bad (T. H. B.). 



July and August, 3-6 above average temperature 

 ( Times). 



August 14. Thermometer, 90 (Whistlecraft). 



Excessive rainfall in December. The year ended with 

 terrific gales and heavy rain. A rough wet month 

 (T. H. B.). 



March 12. Heavy snowstorm in eastern counties, and 

 again April 13. A meteorite, weighing about 8 Ibs., fell 

 in Shropshire; it penetrated the ground to a depth of 18 

 in., and exploded with a loud noise (Symons* Met. Mag.). 



Rainfall at Bridport, 40*85 in. January, 1*38 in. Febru- 

 ary, 3-49 in. March, 3-10 in. April, 2-59 in. May, 

 0*29 in. June, 2'8i in. July, 0*82 in. August, 2*99 in. 

 September, 5*65 in. October, 2*27 in. November, 5^94 

 in. December, 9-52 in. (Symons 1 Met. Mag.). 



