l^rof, Dewey^s Meteorological Observations. 



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the temperature was at 83° — a thunder shower had cooled the at- 

 mosphere 14° at ^ P. M. June fith the temperature about 44° 



through the day — snowed several times. On the mountain to the 

 west, and ia Cheshire, Windsor, and Peru, at the S. E. the 

 ground was white with snow — travellers complained of the se- 

 verity of the N. W. wind and snow storm, June 7^1^ ^^ frost, 

 but the ground frozen, and water frozen in many places from^th 



to Uh inch thick. M 



s 



earth was frozen 



thick 



; 



could be raised from 



d Ind 



corn, the 



slipping 



the 



and standing unhurt. 



earrtrvery little l 



June 8th 



no 



strong 



and piercing from the N. W. Cucumbers and other vegetables 

 nearly destroyed. June 9th, less wind, and some warmer. June 

 10th, severe frost — Indian corn, beans, cucumbers, &c. cut 

 down. June lllh, severe frost in the morning — tempera- 

 ture at 3 PM. 70 .5. Ten days after the frost, the trees on 

 the sides of the hills presented for miles the appearance of hav- 



ins: bee 



scorched. June 29th and .30th, some frost. 



July 



August 2§d, 



9th, frost, which killed parts of cucumbers. 



cucumbers killed by the frost. August 29th, severe frost. Some 



fields of Indian corn wVre killed on the low grounds, while that 



& 



her 



Very little Ind 



this 



S 



Of 



which 



the roots 



d 



g 



killed 



made to stand upright in small collections 



one half 



became fit for food 

 ripen. 



But that which was not cut up did not 



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