612 



Register of Rain Fall and Sunshine, Sc, in the year 1884, 

 kept at Marchmont House. Lat 55° 43' ; Lon. 2°. 26\ 



Marchmont is 500 feet above the sea : it is well wooded, and situated as 

 near as possible in tbe centre of the county of Berwick, on the base of the 

 Lammermoor Hills. The soil is a strong red clay, producing good crops in 

 favourable seasons. 



There is nothing more striking than the absence of sunshine during the 

 year, being 511 hours less than in 1883. The month of July was wet and 

 cold : 5.48 inches of rain fell, there being only 5 days dry. This had a 

 serious effect on the cereals. August was a dry month, with a considerable 

 amount of sunshine, which had a beneficial effect on all the crops. Turnips 

 grew rapidly, and harvest operations were, in favourable localities, begun ; 

 but September was a wet, foggy month, and much damage was done to 

 grain in stook and stack — a considerable amount of grain had to be carried 

 out of the stackyard to save it. Turnips made rapid growth with the 

 warmth and moisture of September, and are the best crop we have had of 

 these valuable roots for several years. The prices current for all descrip- 

 tions of agricultural produce must have the effect of still further reducing 

 the value of land. 



Date. 



Jm 





Feb. 1 



Marcli. 



Apr 



il. 



May. 



June. 1 





R. 



s. 



E. 



s. 



R. 



s. 



R. 



s. 



R. 



s. 



R. 



s. 



1 



•04 



1 



•25 





•04 



2 



•12 



2 



•15 



3 





5 



2 





2 



•25 



"2 





2- 



•08 



2 



•11 



4 





5 



3 



•19 







2 



•22 



1 



•04 



5 



•23 



3 





12 



4 



•34 





•02 



2 



•32 





•13 



6 



•02 



2 





2 



5 



•20 







2 



•02 



"4 





4 



•29 



4 



•29 





6 





"3 



•03 



3 





3 





6 



•22 



4 



•08 



"2 



7 



•02 



2 





4 



•11 





•04 



3 



•36 



2 



•05 



2 



8 



•06 





•03 





■24 



i 



•03 



10 



•02 



3 



•15 





9 



•12 



"2 



•29 





•18 



3 





7 



•02 



4 







10 



•45 





•09 



"2 



•18 



3 





10 





5 



•62 



"6 



11 



•06 



"2 



•12 



2 





4 



•62 



2 





11 





3 



12 





4 



•07 





•03 



2 





3 



•05 



5 





12 



13 





4 



•17 





•04 



2 



•12 



1 



•07 



5 



•62 



8 



14 





4 





"2 



•32 



2 



•05 



2 



•06 



9 



... 



5 



15 





3 







•02 



5 





3 



03 



4 





1 



16 





4 



•05 







6 



•07 



2 



•05 



3 



•07 



1 



17 





3 



•03 





•03 



4 



•02 



2 





2 



•02 



1 



18 





2 





"2 



•12 



4 



•02 



1 





14 







19 







•67 



2 





4 



•02^ 



2 





5 





"i 



20 





"4 



•04 



3 



•04 



3 





4 



•36 



10 





4 



21 



•33 



2 



•07 



4 





5 



•02 



5 





1 





5 



22 



•28 





•02 



2 



•62 



1 



•11 



5 





9 



•04 



1 



23 



•75 





■04 



4 





2 



•07 



2 





12 



•02 



2 



24 



•21 



i 





5 





7 





5 



•02 



12 



•02 





25 



•44 



2 





4 





4 





4 





5 





■4 



26 



•05 



2 





2 



•04 







5 





9 





8 



27 



•04 



2 



•62 



2 





"i 





9 





8 





8 



28 



•73 



1 



•03 



2 



•04 



2 



•13 







2 





12 



29 



•05 





•12 



2 





2 



•23 



■'2 









10 



30 



•07 















3 



.02 







1 



31 





... 







•14 



"i 









"5 







Tls. 



4^43 



|50 



1-81 



55 



2-15 



"so" 



r32 



117 



2^08 



165 



•78 



121 



