The Past Agricultural Year. 
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Table I. — Eesults of Metkokologioal Observations at Cardington, 
near Bedford, for the Three Yours, 1859-GO, 1867-8, 1878-9. 
MOXTIIS. 
1859-1860. 
{Cold 
and wet.) 
Temperature. 
Mean 
Rainfall. 
Amount of 
Win. 
Mpiin 
Max. 
Mpan 
Min. 
Mean. 
Cloud. 
Amouut. 
NuiDDcr of 
Days. 
0 
o 
o 
0 
0-10 
Inches 
October 
76 
0 
21- 
6 
57° 0 
43- 
? 
50 
1 
7-0 
2 
74 
13 
November 
V, 
0 
21 
0 
47-1 
34 
40 
4 
0 u 
1 
85 
10 
December 
56 
0 
6 
0 
40-4 
28 
5 
34 
8 
6-7 
1 
80 
18 
January 
56 
0 
26 
0 
44-3 
33 
0 
38 
5 
61 
2 
50 
17 
February 
52 
4 
19 
4 
41-4 
29 
1 
35 
9 
6-1 
1 
20 
14 
IVIivrcb . . 
CO 
0 
26 
6 
48-2 
34 
G 
40 
6-8 
1 
60 
19 
April 
66 
6 
26 
0 
52-1 
34 
4 
42 
6 
6-5 
80 
16 
May 
75 
0 
31 
0 
65-3 
44 
9 
53 
9 
1-0 
3 
26 
15 
June 
71 
0 
40 
0 
65-4 
48 
9 
54 
8 
8-0 
4 
32 
26 
July .. .. 
76 
4 
40 
0 
68-0 
49 
8 
57 
9 
7-5 
1 
•34 
12 
August .. 
72 
4 
43 
0 
66-9 
50 
9 
57 
2 
7-4 
2 
80 
25 
September . . 
68 
6 
32 
0 
61-7 
44 
2 
52 
3 
7-1 
3 
00 
13 
Mean 
65 
6 
1 27 
•7 
54-0 
1 39 
•7 
46 
•6 
6-4 
1 27 
■21 
198 
1867-1868. {Eot and dry.) 
October 
67 
0 
29 
0 
56-4 
40-5 
48-4 
6 
3 
1-90 
17 
November 
60 
4 
23 
6 
47-5 
35-2 
41-1 
5 
•40 
5 
December 
56 
4 
12 
6 
43-3 
30-7 
37-1 
5 
5 
1-40 
14 
January 
55 
0 
24 
0 
41-4 
34-3 
37 7 
8 
0 
2-80 
18 
February 
61 
0 
25 
0 
50-1 
37-0 
43-4 
6 
2 
1-50 
10 
March . . 
60 
0 
26 
4 
52 1 
36-0 
43-8 
6 
4 
1-64 
15 
April 
67 
0 
25 
0 
58-4 
38-5 
47'7 
I 
8 
113 
9 
May 
88 
0 
32 
0 
71-2 
45-6 
58-7 
5 
•60 
4 
JUQC 
88 
4 
40 
0 
76-1 
49-6 
63-5 
4 
2 
1-00 
5 
July .. .. 
95 
4 
46 
0 
80-4 
54-S 
66-8 
4 
4 
•15 
2 
AugUBt .. 
92 
0 
45 
0 
74-9 
53-9 
63-7 
6 
0 
3^20 
8 
September . . 
90 
4 
38 
0 
69-6 
48-7 
59-1 
5 
4 
3^20 
10 
Mean 
73 
4 
30 
« 
60-1 
42-1 
50-9 
6 
0 
18^92 
117 
1878 
-1879. 
(Cold and wet.) 
October 
70 
6 
29 
6 
57-6 
43-1 
50-1 
5 
5 
210 
14 
November . . 
51 
4 
27 
0 
44-2 
33-6 
38-7 
7 
6 
3^50 
17 
December 
53 
4 
12 
0 
36-6 
26-9 
32-1 
7 
6 
146 
12 
January 
46 
0 
16 
0 
34-6 
25-5 
30-2 
7 
6 
2^25 
7 
February 
54 
6 
17 
6 
43 -l 
32-9 
37-6 
8 
2 
2^90 
18 
March . . 
61 
0 
27 
0 
48-6 
33-2 
40-5 
6 
5 
1-00 
10 
April 
61 
4 
28 
0 
51-3 
35-1 
42-0 
7 
5 
1-80 
14 
May 
68 
6 
26 
6 
58-1 
39-5 
47-6 
7 
0 
3^25 
16 
June 
73 
■0 
3'J 
0 
67-5 
49-6 
56-8 
7 
8 
4^35 
24 
July .. .. 
79 
•6 
43 
6 
67-9 
51-4 
58 1 
8 
4 
4-20 
22 
August .. 
77 
•0 
45 
4 
69-3 
52-3 
59-8 
6 
0 
4^50 
15 
September . . 
70 
0 
37 
•0 
03-5 
47-1 
54-9 
6 
2 
2-60 
14 
Mean 
63 
•9 
29 
1 
53-5 
39-2 
45-7 
7 
2 
33-91 
183 
