Mr James Tait on the Rainfall of 1872. 447 



Months. 



Inches. 



Wet Days. 



July, 



2 4-lOths 



.... 17 



August, 



3 2-10ths 



.... 14 



September 



4 5-10ths 



26 



October, 



4 3-10ths 



.... 18 



November, 



5 2-10ths 



. . . . 25 



December, 



4 3-10ths 



.... 18 



Total 27 2-lOths 105 



Harvest began . at Milne Graden August 25th, and finished 



October 5th ; the turnip crop about half the yield of previous 



year, and best on light land. 



We give next the table of rainfall kept by Mr Thomas 



Riddell at Menslaws on the Teviot, twelve miles above Kelso, 



Lst at the influx ol the J 



iule : — 





Inches. 



January, .... 



2 9-10ths. 



February, .... 



2 6-10ths. 



March, .... 



2 5-10ths. 



April, .... 



2 4-10ths. 



May, 



3 5-10ths. 



June, .... 



2 2-10ths. 



July, 



4 3-10ths. 



August, .... 



3 2-10ths. 



September, 



3 4-10ths. 



October, .... 



4 3-lOths. 



November, 



3 7-lOths. 



December, .... 



3 4-10ths. 



38 4-lOths. 

 Seven miles up the Teviot from Menslaws, and in the 

 neighbourhood of Hawick, registers are kept at Lynnwood 

 and Sillerbithall, and the fall is considerably more than at 

 Menslaws. We subjoin the monthly and annual fall at both 

 places : — 



Lynnwood. Silleebithall. 



January, 6'1 3-97 



February, 4-3 3-32 



March, 2-8 2-56 



April, 3-0 3-03 



May, 3-4 366 



June, 2-8 2-78 



July, 5-5 5-62 



August, 4-5 4-22 



September, 4-0 3'84 



