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weeks of May were exceedingly cold ; this was followed by 
very warm weather which continued until the 11th of June, 
after which cold weather prevailed until the end of the month. 
April was a dry month ; May excessively dry, the rainfall at 
Greenwich not amounting to half an inch. The rainfall in 
June was slightly over the average. In July there were fre- 
quent and severe fluctuations of temperature, but on the whole 
the month was hotter than usual. 
To sum up — the climate of the wheat year of 1873-74 may 
be said to have been one of unusual dryness from beginning to 
end ; of high temperature in the autumn, winter, and early 
spring, but after this the weather was cold until July. 
The yields under the best artificial manures and the dung 
were very similar, amounting to from 38 to 40 bushels per acre, 
and the quality of the corn was fairly good. The yield of the 
crop of the country was estimated to be over an average. 
Thirty-second Season, 1874-75. 
The month of October, and November until the 20th was 
warm, the temperature being nearly 2 degrees over the average ; 
but on the 20th a bitterly cold period set in and continued 
until the end of December. The mean temperature of the 
period was more than 6'6 degrees below the average — some 
days being 10 and one day 14 degrees below it. The rainfall 
in October was slightly in excess of the average. November 
and December were both dry months, especially the latter, and 
the total rainfall during the year was 20 inches, which is 
5^ inches below the average. January was exceedingly warm, 
the mean temperature of the month being 6| degrees over 
the average ; this was followed by a very cold period which 
continued until the end of March. The rainfall was in con- 
siderable excess in January, and below the average in the 
two succeeding months. April was a very cold month, and 
on the 27th vegetation was very backward ; but this cold was 
followed by a warm growing period which continued until 
the 10th of June, when vegetation was as forward as usual. 
The remainder of June was cold. The rainfall in April and 
May was slightly below the average, and in June slightly above 
it. The cold weather which set in on the 10th of June con- 
tinued all through the month of July and until the 5th of 
August, when there came a warm period which lasted for a 
long time. The rainfall of July was excessive, causing great 
floods and doing much injury to the hay and corn crops ; in 
some districts from 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in one day. 
