WEATHER AND OTHER NOTES. Ds 
little vegetable growth. Snow fell on six days. On _ the 
early morning of the 11th there was a fall of twelve inches 
here, which was the heaviest fall of the year, and remarkably 
heavy for April. 
Sowing oats, which generally begins in March, was not 
commenced until well into the month. The severe weather 
of March and April caused a heavy death rate amongst ewes 
and lambs. 
Flowers came into bloom about 14 days later than in 
1916—Lesser Celandine on the 18th; Dandelion, 19th; Lesser 
Periwinkle, 20th; Primrose and Sweet Violet, on the 21st; 
Flowering Currant, 28th; Dog Violet, on 29th. 
First Swallow seen on the 26th. 
Daily mean temperature, 41.56 deg., which is about five 
degrees below the mean of the last seven years. 
May. 
\ fine sunny morning, with abundance of May dew and 
birds in song, introduced the merry month. There was no 
rain from the 17th of April till the 11th of May; the land 
was very dry, and very little growth. From this date 
sufficient refreshing rain fell, when the fields immediately 
assumed their wonted beauty and vigorous growth. By the 
end of the month there was plenty of grass, and every 
prospect of a good crop of hay and oats. There was little 
frost. “Temperature was normal. 
Jargonelle Pear came into bloom on the ist; Black- 
thorn, the 6th; Cuckoo Flower, 12th; Blenheim Apple, 
13th; Chestnut, 22nd; Garden Strawberry, 22nd; Speed- 
well, 25th; Hawthorn, 29th; Ox-eye, 31st. Saw the first 
Small White Butterfiv on the 2nd. First heard the Cuckoo 
on the 2nd. 
JUNE. 
This was a fine warm, sunny month, there being sun- 
Shine at G'a.m. on\-20 days. -On: the x1th ‘and’ r2th the 
temperature in the shade reached 80 deg. There was no 
frost, and all crops did well, except turnips on some soils, 
where a good deal of sowing over had to be done. On 
