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TABLE II.— HAY HARVEST FORECASTS, 1887. 
Eetuhn showing the Number of Forecasts sent to each of the 
undermentioned districts, with the results of the forecasts. 
Districts 
Names of Stations 
Forecasts 
Percentages 
Total 
per- 
centage 
of 
Success 
60 
120 
60 
60 
60 
90 
96 
73 
66 
60 
90 
Number 
returned 
Complete 
Success 
Partial 
Success 
Partial 
Faihire 
Total 
Failure 
Scotland, N. 
Scotland, E. . 
England, N.E. . 
England, E. 
Midland Counties 
England, S. 
Scotland, W. . 
England, N.W. 
England, S.W. 
Ireland, N. 
Ireland, S. 
Golspie and JIunlocby 
I North Berwick, Aber- \ 
feldj-, Braco Grange, 
( and Glamis j 
( IJlceby and Chatton, | 
1 Northumberland ) 
Rotliamsted and Thorpe 
t Cirencester and East ) 
1 Retford ) 
( Horsham, Maidstone, i 
t and Downton 1 
( Dumbarton, Stran- ) 
I raer, and Islay / 
( Leyburn, Liverpool, 
1 and Frescot ) 
/Bridgend (Glamor-, 
1 gan), Clifton, and 1 
I Spring Bank (Glou- j 
^ cestershire) ' 
( Hollymountaiid Moy- 1 
( nalty J 
fArdfert, Money gall, i 
I and Kilkenny j 
60 
102 
60 
48 
60 
88 
90 
71 
65 
48 
90 
54 
49 
45 
71 
50 
66 
61 
56 
55 
52 
58 
38 
25 
39 
22 
30 
31 
33 
35 
37 
34 
33 
8 
2 
13 
3 
12 
3 
6 
6 
8 
14 
9 
23 
3 
4 
8 
3 
92 
75 
84 
93 
80 
97 
94 
91 
92 
86 
91 
Mean for all Districts 
56 
32 
4 
88 
Note. — Mr. Frederick Caster, in forwarding the detailed results of tlie 
checking of the " Hay Harvest Forecasts for 1887 "to the Secretary of the 
Meteorological Council, remarks inter alia : — 
" The general percentage of successful forecasts (88) is much larger than 
that of last year, and larger than that for any of the preceding years since 
the sj-stem was conuncnced — a result which may be due )5artly to the quiet 
character of the weather prevailing at the time, but partl3' also to the ex- 
tended area of observation which was inaugurated at the beginning of the 
year, and which has been of so much value to us in the work of forecasting 
and warning for storms." 
Some of the recipients have voluntarily borne testimony to the success 
of the forecasts Sir J. Shelley, Shobrooke Park, Crcditon, says 
can only say that as far .as this season is concerned the telegrams were almost 
entirely correct." Air. H. V. Boothby, Butterby Farm, Alfreton, says: " They 
have been very useful." ^Ir. J. Fergusson, Brettenham Manor, Thetford, 
says: "I must, say the forecasts were most accurate." Major Smith, of 
Munlochy, Inverness, remarked each week that the forecasts were " very 
satisfactory." Mr. J. Turner, of The Grange, Ulceby, says : *' I think th^ 
prognostications have been ver^ true." 
