ACr. Barker's Regifer of 
The weather began to be ftiowery the middle of July, and 
feveral great rains; and after Auguft 3d it was more frequent, 
but lefs at a time. This made plenty of good grafs, but was 
very troublefome for the harveft, which was got in {lowly, 
and with lofs, but came out again full as well as could be ex- 
pected. The wheat was remarkably full-eared. The barley’ 
good, except the late Town, which never ripened; and fome 
too haftily carried in harveft. The birds of paffage went away 
rather early this year : almoft all the Swifts were gone in July, 
and moft of the Swallows and Martins in September ; the laft 
were Auguft 7, and October 12. It continued very fhowery till 
near the middle of October ; after which the autumn was 
pretty fine, and lefs wet than before, yet enough, to make it 
very dirty when the fun loft its power in December ; and the 
winter began for the moft part open and pleafant, till a froft 
and large fnow at Chriftmas, which grew feverer to the end 
of the year. 
On the Variations of Seafons ♦ 
Meafuring the rain for a few years will not fhew completely 
the general quantity of rain which falls in any place ; for th6re 
is a very great difference at different periods of time. If I 
had meafured the rain at Lyndon only in the four years 174a, 
1741, 1742, 1743, the mean would have been found to be 
only \ 6{ inches in a year; yet they were not all complained of 
as dry fummers. 1740 was cold and dry till July 30. The 
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