144 Mr. J. Glaisher's Remarks on the Weather. 



From the first week in May to the second week in June an 

 epidemic affection of the throat prevailed among horses. It 

 consisted chiefly of swelling of the throat, with slight fever, 

 which continued for a few days, and terminated with profuse 

 discharge of thick mucus through the nose. I am not aware 

 of its having been fatal in any case. I may sum up and con- 

 clude by saying, that we have had a very favourable "seed 

 time," that the land generally speaking has been well pre- 

 pared, and the weather favourable for cultivation ; that the 

 crops look healthy, and that there is every prospect of an 

 early and an abundant harvest. 

 Rose Hill, Oxford. 



The crops of corn and potatoes are healthy and promising. 

 Stonyhurst. The Rev. A. Weld, F.R.A.S. 

 The cold east winds in April kept the grass back to such 

 a degree, and caused so great a deficiency in the pastures, as 

 to give but a very poor prospect of a good hay harvest, and 

 induced many farmers to sow a greater amount of grain crops 

 than usual. Last year's hay is not to be had in the country. 

 The wet weather which prevailed during the early part of 

 April caused a great delay in the planting of grain crops. 

 Oats were first seen about April 10; clover about April 23, 

 but was not all sown till May 1. Potatoes were not got in 

 till May 2. All these different crops are now looking ex- 

 ceedingly well. The crop of beans has been unusually good 

 all over the country. Turnips have been a good deal in- 

 fected with the fly; so much so that some farmers had to sow 

 a second time. Sheep were washed about May 31, shorn on 

 June 10. The late rains have brought forward the grass 

 crops with extraordinary rapidity ; they are now heavy, and 

 farmers are waiting only for fine weather to mow. Clover 

 has been housed, but was light. With this exception, a little 

 rye-grass, nothing has yet been cut. 



West Riding of Yorkshire. Charles Charnock, Esq. 

 The quarter now passed has been generally, very cold and 

 dry, and dry soils show in many places a want of rain ; pas- 

 tures are bare, and meadows are generally light. The season 

 is late, both wheat and barley shooting about ten days later 

 than in an average season. 



Potatoes are planted very largely, full one-third more than 

 usual. I have seen a few instances of the disease, but it is 

 very rare ; this however is rather early to pronounce the 

 danger passed for the season. Of turnips a small breadth 

 only has been sown this year, partly from the great breadth 

 of potatoes, and partly from many farmers finding their sheep 

 stock at the present prices (4>d. per lb.) are unprofitable. Bar- 



