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Rainfall at Hull, 29-33 in - on 222 days (Smith}. 

 Rainfall at Maryborough, 4174 in. January, 5-65 in. 

 February, i'6i in. March, 2-41 in. April, 3-67 in. 

 May, 2 '5 9 in. June, 1*12 in. July, 5*03 in. August, 

 4-81 in. September, 2-95 in. October, 2-49 in. No- 

 vember, 7 '02 in. December, 2-39. It fell on 207 days 

 (freston). 



Rainfall at Ryehill, Warminster, 47*16 in. on 209 days 

 (S.Je/erys). 



1878 Wheat, 46^. $d. ; barley, 40.$-. 2d. ; oats, 245-. 4^. 

 (Official Returns}. 



Value of .100 tithe rent charge, 112 js. $\d. 

 (Official Returns}. 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 531. 8d. ; barley, 

 38^. lod. ; oats, 26s. 2d, (Official Returns). 



Wool, i5|-^/. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, <)\d. per. Ib. 

 (T. H. B.). 



Off-going ewes made 625. and 54^. ; lambs, 44^. 

 (T. H. B.). 



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

 Sold cull lambs, 36*. 6d. and 28*. 6d. (T. //. B.). 

 January was a fine month. A few slight frosts, but no 

 real winterly weather, and small rainfall. February. Fine 

 and mild. A few frosts in the beginning. Dry and mild 

 after. March. Dry and fine till 23rd, when some snow 

 fell. 24th. Coldest day of the past winter, ground 

 covered with snow. Plenty of March dust this year, and 

 most of the barley sown. 29th was one of the roughest 

 days on record ; blinding snow all day, which drifted to 

 a great depth in many places. April was a seasonable 

 month, and favourable for sowing, except the latter 

 end. May was wet, and field work much retarded. 

 June was wet till i7th, after which a heavy crop of good 

 hay was made. Began mowing clover June 3 ; finished 

 haymaking July 5. July was hot, with plenty of moisture. 

 Great deal of thunder, and much damage done by light-* 



