140 Miscellaneous I ntelligence. 
3. Abstract of a Meteorological Journal kept at vies Coie 
Beloit, Wis., for the year 1852.—Lat. 42° 30! 23’ N.; 2° 03! 
20” W. from oe ; slevation above Lake Michigan, oe Pier. 
above the Ocean, 750 feet ; by S. P. Lararopr, M.D., Professor of 
Chemistry and Ratortl History: 
BAROMETER. } THERMOMETER. Ic ?s| Prevailing | Inches rain & 
sae ME Max. | Min. | Mean. |Max./Min.| Mean ot aky.* winds, Roses ae 
January, 29°66 |28°67 “78/9 32 | nw. & Tome cs 9 
Aemongt 29°73 28-24 |o9 0/30°26 | 5°70 | xwidse "84 
Mar 29°80 28-40 |29- 34:00 | 422 | nwidénw 6°75 
ois 29°38 |28'54 |29- 2} 20/4833 | 495 | na&nu 399 
May, 29°56 |28-72 29-24 | 85/6061 | 685 | sx ds.w. 4°75 
June, 29°58 |28°87 |29-258 89 | 43/6813 | 6-73 | s.w. &y.w. 2°15 
July, 29°56" |29:07 |29- 2! 51 70} nx, s,dsn,| 3:49 
August, 2 |29°03 |29-346] 93| 52/70 710) nex 1:02 
September, [29°58 |28-40 29:31 | 37/5858 | 6-40 + oe 2°91 
r, [28 90 |29°258 32/51 25 | 440 mi 4:98- 
November, (29°67 28 66 2 0 | 11/3183 | 415 Iswin. 7 N.w.| 2°48 
December, [29°56 Ai: ‘47 /29°9 5 |- 4/24-55 363 | s.w.dés, 330 
Year, 29'597 28-665/29-265| 93 |-18|47-491) 661 IN. x.W.d&s.w.| 4000 | 
een Ray ane na 21 inde i Patt A'S CSAS, 
The mean temperature for the past year is 47-421, being a medium 
of the two previous years. 
The mean temperature of the winter months of 1851-52 is 24-600, 
being a lower temperature than that of either of the two previous 
years by about 2°; the temperature for the spring months is 46146, 
being 0°554 lower ‘than that of last year, and 2°-966 higher than that 
perature of the autumnal months is 47°22, bei ing 3°- 23 lower than 
that of the last year, and 2°-35 lower than that of the year before the 
last. 
The average density of the atmosphere, as ae by the barome- 
ter, is 29-265 inches, being ‘074 inches te than for the last year, 
and -005 inches lower than for the year 
The amount of rain and melted snow bi the year is 40 inches, being 
15°90 inches less than for the last year, and 11-24 inches less than for 
the year 1850. This amount, with the exception of the months of 
than in either of the two previous years, being 30 inches. This amount 
was nearly equally dasiibated through the winter with the exceptions 
pie th He mentioned, February having only 1:5 inches while March had 
in 
The crops of the last year were universally good crops, though not 
remarkable for their great yield. The grass was slightly affected by 
the dry weather in the latter part June and late crops by the dry 
weather in the latter part of Au ugust, but none very seriously. Our 
prairie soil seems remarkable for its ‘ites of moisture and the small 
* Clearness of sky is indicated numbers from 1 to 10; perf clear is 
marked 10, 2 oe 
