62 WEATHER AND OTHER NOTES. 
there were fairly heavy crops; but on lighter land the crop 
was very light, especially where it had not been spring 
‘“hained.’? I am reminded of the old proverb :—“ A drap- 
ping June pits a’ things in tune.’’ The wind was westerly 
till the 12th, and principally from an easterly direction till 
near the end. But the wind during the month was so light 
that it was often difficult to decide in which direction it was 
moving. There was a good deal of thunder during the last 
four days, with very little rain. On the night of the 18th 
petatoes were a little touched by frost. Hoeing turnips on 
the 18th that were sown on the 11th of May. Corn began 
ragging on the 23rd. Cutting ryegrass on the 2oth. 
Gathered the first dish of ripe strawberries on the 30th, seven 
days earlier than in 1914. Ox eye daisy came into bloom on 
the 5th; wild rose on the 13th; harebell on the 23rd. 
JuLy. 
There was a little rain fell during the first six days, 
which freshened vegetation a little, but was merely a surface 
watering. From the 14th till the end of the month there was 
a good deal of mild, changeable, showery weather, with not 
much sunshine. This came too late for the hay and corn 
crops; but grass, turnips, and potatoes made rapid progress. 
Hay that was cut in the beginning of the month was got in 
fine condition. From the 14th haymaking was a tedious job. 
The green was mostly bleached out of it before it was made, 
and the quality very much deteriorated. The wind was 
mostly from the west. There was thunder on several days. 
Knapweed came into bloom on the 14th, two days later than 
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AUGUST. 
The weather of this month was close, unsettled, and 
thundery till the 16th, with a south-west wind—very bad for 
haymaking. On the 3rd half-an-inch of rain and hail fell in 
ten minutes, accompanied with loud thunder. From this till 
the end of the month there was fine dry harvest weather, 
with a north and north-west wind. Corn cutting began on 
the 14th, eleven days later than 1914, and on one or two 
