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occurred in many parts of the kingdom. The rainfall was "heavy" in England 

 E., S.W. and N.W., "very heavy" in other parts of Great Britain. Several 

 parts of the country recorded falls of much more than an inch in 24 hours, 

 and in some places more ithan 2 inches. At a place 1^ miles from the centre of 

 Lincoln 3*50 inches fell on the Wednesday alone. No less than 4*92 inches fell in 

 Bournemouth during the week and 4*62 inches at Portland Bill. Bright sunshine was 

 of course deficient, being "moderate" everywhere except in England E. and S., 

 where it was "scanty." Warmtii was, however, " unusual " in England N.E. , E., 

 and S., elsewhere " moderate." Frost was recorded by the screened thermometer in 

 all districts except England N.E. and S. In the fotirth week the weather was again 

 generally unsettled and rain frequent, but in most parts of England considerable 

 intervals of sunshine occurred, and in England S. and E., as well as in Scotland N., 

 the rain was unusually light (England E. " very light "). Sunshine was " scanty " in 

 Scotland W. and N. ("very scanty" in Scotland E.), " abundant" in England S. and 

 S.W., elsewhere "moderate." Frosts on the grass were recorded over a large part of the 

 kingdom, but otherwise the temperature was above the mean. Up to the present the 

 Autumn of 1907 has been characterized by unusual warmth. In the eight weeks from 

 1st September England E. has experienced six weeks of "unusual" and none of 

 "deficient" warmth; England N.E. has also enjoyed six weeks of "unusual" 

 warmth, as many as were recorded in the whole thirteen weeks of the Autumn of 

 1906, and only one week of "deficient." In both districts, however, four weeks of 

 "heavy " rainfall against only two of " light " have occurred. 



The communications received from the Board's correspondents show that some 

 trouble has been experienced from the rain. One says : "The heavy rains of the 

 last few days of October resulted in the flooding of various districts. Near Hereford 

 streams rapidly overflowed their banks, with the result that on Thursday the 31st, 

 many fields were under water, and some of the main roads between Hereford and 

 surrounding villages were impassable except for carts, in some cases for several 

 hundred yards. Even on the roads the water was often a foot deep, while the 

 position of the fields was just marked out by the tops of the hedges. In several 

 instances cattle &c. were only rescued with difficulty. A similar state of affairs was 

 found in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, and even on the 30th the road at 

 Honeybourne from village to station was under water." A correspondent from the 

 New Forest reports that 9*35 inches of rain fell in that neighbourhood in October. 

 Near Newbury " the month was very wet and the rainfall was much more than the 

 average. The temperature was about normal and there have only been one or two 

 slight frosts. Roots have continued to grow and are wonderfully good, and so are 

 the pastures. The continual rains have made the land very wet and have hindered 

 the work, but taking all things into consideration the country looks wonderfully well." 

 Another correspondent from the same district noted that at the beginning of the 

 month rain was needed, and that even at the end the ground readily absorbed 

 what fell. The final dish of peas was secured on the 9th, fine late strawberries on 

 the 2 1 st. Dahlias were reported as in flower at the end of the month, both at 

 Newbury and in Kent. From Argyll it is reported that " all the corn in the district 

 is cut. Some have all in and thatched, but most have some fields out yet, even in 

 fine days there being no drouth in the air. Some hay still out in small coils, and 

 some even yet to cut. Swedes are a fair crop, yellow turnips not quite so good. 

 Potatoes lifting well for quality, but not a heavy crop." 



The World's Wheat Crop. — The estimate of the world's wheat crop, which 

 appeared in BeerbohnCs Evening Com Trade List in July (see Journal, August, 

 1907. p. 310) has been revised in accordance with later 

 Notes Oil Crop official estimates from Russia, Roumania, France, and 

 the United States, and was (18th October, 1907) put at 

 PrOSpeCtS Abroad. 383,850,000 qrs. compared with 441,580,000 qrs. last 

 year. 



