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1879 Destructive hailstones around London on August 

 2nd and 3rd, and violent thunderstorms in various 

 places. 



Rainfall at- 



* Eleven months. 



1880 Wheat, 445-. 4^. ; barley, 33^. id. ; oats, 23^. id. per 

 qr. ( Official Returns]. 



Value of .100 tithe rent charge, .109 17^. <$\d. 

 (Official Returns}. 



Seven years' average : Wheat, 50*. $d.\ barley, 38^. iod.- t 

 oats, 251. i off. (Official Returns}. 



Wool, i6d. perlb. (T. H. .). 



Let cows at i i per cow (T. H. JB.}. 



Off-going ewes made 53^. ; lambs, 40^. (T. H. B.). 



January, winterly. February, very rough winds, with 

 rain. March, April, and May, very dry, but rain enough 

 to bring up the spring corn. Backward spring, cold 

 frosty nights. 



Began mowing clover June i4th ; finished haymaking 

 July 1 6th. Light crop of hay, a good deal of which 

 was damaged, but none very bad. June was showery 

 throughout. Turnip plant good ; the best crop of roots 

 for many years. 



