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wind, which made fine green hay. This spell of dry weather 

 came to an end on the 23rd, when a continuance of rain 

 brought the haymaking of July to an end. Saw first Meadow 

 Brown Butterfly on the 8th, 19 days later than 191 1. Knap- 

 weed came into bloom on the i8th, 7 days later. Wasps were 

 very scarce, hardly one to be seen ; but there was an unusual 

 number of Bats flying in all directions in the evening. 

 Highest maximum temperature in shade, 87 deg. on the 14th ; 

 lowest, 58 deg. on the 2nd ; highest minimum, 59 deg. on 

 14th; lowest, 45 deg. on the 30th; lowest on grass, 43 deg. 

 No frost. 



August. 



The wet and stormy conditions which began on the 22nd 

 of July continued till the end of this month. The contrast 

 between tlie weather of August this year and that of the same 

 month last year was very striking. In 191 1 the maximum 

 thermometer registered 70 deg. and over on 18 days, over 80 

 deg. on 4 days, and 2 days as high as 87 deg. The highest 

 reading in 191 2 was 69 deg. on two days. The average 

 maximum temperature of the month was 62.4 deg. There 

 was mostly a cloudy sky, rain frequent, and little sunshine. 

 In 191 1 there were 21 days when the barometer stood at 30 

 inches and over. In 1912 it only reached 30 inches on 5 days. 

 There was thunder on several days. Meadow hay that was 

 cut during the last week of July and the beginning of August 

 was very much spoiled. The corn crop (which was heavy in 

 this locality) was bady twisted and laid, which made lifting a 

 very tedious process. Corn cutting began on the 21st, 13 

 days later than 191 1. On low-lying ground on the 2nd some 

 potatoes got a touch of frost, which blackened some of the 

 leaves. Highest maximum temperature in the shade, 69 

 deg. on the 8th and 12th ; lowest, 55 deg. on the 23rd ; highest 

 minimum, 55 deg. on the 27th; lowest, 34 deg. on the 2nd; 

 lowest on grass, 33 deg. on the 2nd. 



September. 

 During the first week there was a continuance of the wet, 

 disagreeable weather which prevailed in August. On the 3rd 

 1.07 inches of rain fell, when there was a considerable flood 



