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November i. Ground covered with snow. 



November 1 2. Deep snow in north of England. 



Corn sells badly all through the season. Wheat about 

 ;i for 12 sc. 4 Ib. ; barley, from 2&r. to 36*. for 

 medium qualities. Stock very dear. Large crops of hay 

 made. Feeding stuffs cheap. Long winter follows, and 

 nearly all consumed. Stock gone back in price by May- 

 day, 1879 (T. H. .). 



Very cold and dry December. This severe and dry 

 period went on to February 7, 1879, an ^ the severity was 

 much greater in most other parts of England than in the 

 Eastern ( Whistlecraff). 



Rainfall at Ryehill, Warminster, 38-90 in. on 201 days 

 (S. fefferys). 



1879 Wheat, 43-5-. lod. ; barley, 345. ; oats, 215-. gd. per 

 qr. {Official Returns). 



Value of ;ioo tithe rent charge, JIH 15^. ij^. 

 (Official Returns}. 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 53^. 2d. ; barley, 39*. 4*; 

 oats, 26s. (Official Returns). 



Wool, is. per Ib. ; beef and mutton, g\d. (T. H. .}. 



Off-going ewes made 43 s. and 36-5-. at Wilton Fair, after 

 which the price of sheep continually receded, and lambs 

 at Warminster made 28^. and 2os. (T. H. .). 



January was winterly. Great deal of frost, but not 

 particularly severe ; intervals of open weather. February. 

 Heavy rainfall, snow, and frost towards the end. March, 

 a fine dry month ; capital weather for sowing spring corn. 

 April, after the first week, was wet with cold, snowy, 

 and ungenial weather ; very little progress made with the 

 sowing, and some quantity to be completed in May, 

 which was a wet, cold month. Backward spring. Winter 

 ran up into May. Snow in large flakes all day. May i. 

 Stock bought for less money now than it cost last autumn. 

 Fine week from i9th to 26th. June was a miserably wet, 

 ungenial month. Fieldfares about now. No sunny days 



