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dreadful period. Whole dairies missed being in calf 

 together. 



At the end of March the face of the earth was naked to a 

 surprising degree. Wheat hardly to be seen, and no signs 

 of any grass ; turnips all gone, and sheep in a starving way. 

 All provisions rising in price. Farmers cannot sow for 

 want of rain. WHITE. 



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