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Rainfall at Hull, 3077 in. on 191 days (Smith). 



Destructive tornado at Cowes on September 29. 



December 4. Barometer, 28*28 at Devonport (Newn- 

 ham). 



July 1 6. Thermometer, 95*2 at Hereford (Isbell). 



Thunderstorms, July 16, 24, and again in August. 

 August 14. Thermometer, 95*1. 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 41*91 in. January, 2*51 in. 

 February, 3*11 in. March, 4*20 in. April, 3*41 in. 

 May, 0*98 in. June, 1*98 in. July, 0*88 in. August, 

 4*75 in. September, 6 '88 in. October, 1*67 in. No- 

 vember, 4-34 in. December, 7*20 in. It fell on 182 

 days (Preston}. 



Rainfall at Ryehill, Warminster, 40*56 in. on 197 days 

 (S.Jefferys). 



1877 Wheat, 56^. 9^. ; barley, 395. M. ; oats, 25^. \\d. per 

 qr. (Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, ^"109 i6s. n\d. 

 (Official Returns). 



Seven years' average : Wheat, $2s. zd.\ barley, 38^.; 

 oats, 25^- 8//. {Official Returns). 



Wool, i7i</. per Ib. (T. H. B.). 



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



Off-going ewes made 58^. 6d. and $6s. ; lambs, 47,$-. 6d. 

 each (T. H. .). 



Let cows at 12 per cow (T. H. B.). 



Devizes Fair in October, top price for ewes, $gs.; 

 lambs, 485. {Newspaper). 



Began mowing clover, June 14 ; finished haymaking 

 July 1 2. Began harvest August 10 ; finished September 

 20 (T. H. B.). 



Cold and wet summer. Corn yields badly. Wet time 

 for barley sowing. Stock and sheep sell at extraordinary 

 high prices. Corn sells badly ; quality indifferent, barley 

 particularly. Good breed of lambs (T. H. B). 



October 14. Great gale of wind, which damaged 



