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of the COW, and the consequent deficiency of milch animals. The 

 previous hot and arid summer may have here had influence on 

 both sexes. This forwardness was much damaged by a bleak, 

 wet, and windy March. The cold and rough weather of April and 

 May almost completely destroyed the apple-crop, although the 

 blossoming was fine. The potato crop was scanty and most irregular. 

 Hay, generally good and well saved. Wheat, not equal to 1868 

 either in sample or quantity. Barley, an average crop, and generally 

 well harvested. Oats, generally light in cjuantity and poor in 

 quality, affected by the dry July, and here and there much rusted. 

 The mangold and turnip crop, which at an early period looked 

 bad from want of moisture, by the latter rains, turned out a full 

 average. The crop of onions was deficient and the bulbs very 

 small. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



Eenry Gh-enfield. Is anything known of this writer, who was 

 a native of Truro 1 I have a volume of his poetry, entitled " God 

 in the Creature, being a Poem in Three Parts," &c. London, 

 printed for George May, and are to be sold at the Peacock, in St. 

 Paul's Churchyard, mdclxxxvi. The Epistle dedicatory is ad- 

 dressed to the Mayor, Recorder, Justices, Aldermen, and Capital 

 Burgesses of the " Reformed and Loyal Corporation " of Truro ; 

 in which Ancient Corporation, he says he " first drew breath." 



T. Q. C. 



