Ray Harvest Forecasts, 1892. 
195 
It is noteworthy that, as in connection with the turf, so in 
relation to the breeding of animals, English phrases have become 
current in France, where the terms Stud Book, Herd Book, and 
Flock Book are employed. It is true they have their French 
equivalents — stud books, livres d’ ecuries ; herd books, livres d’etables ; 
and flock books, livres de bergeries — but it is the English phrases 
which appear to be commonly used. 
By the courtesy of the author and the publishers several of the 
illustrations in the work are here reproduced. Fig. 6 possesses an 
additional interest on account of the name of the artist which it 
bearS - W. Fream. 
HAY HARVEST FORECASTS, 1892. 1 
The results of the checking of the Hay Harvest Forecasts, issued 
during the hay-making period of 1892, show that, notwithstanding 
the very unsettled conditions which again prevailed during the summer 
months, the general percentage of success reached 88. The largest 
general percentage (96) was attained in England, N.W., while the 
smallest (78) was in Scotland, E. 
Summary op Results. 
Percentages 
per- 
Districts 
Names of Stations 
Com- 
Par- 
Par- 
Total 
centage 
plete 
tial 
tial 
of 
sue- 
sue- 
fail- 
ure 
success 
cess 
cess 
ure 
Scotland, N. 
Munlochy and Golspie 
61 
28 
ii 
— 
89 
Scotland, E. 
f Aberfeldy, Rothiemay, and 1 
1 Glamis . . . .1 
58 
20 
16 
6 
78 
England, N.E. . 
Ulceby and Chatton . 
46 
35 
14 
5 
81 
England, E. 
Thorpe and Rothamsted 
50 
32 
15 
3 
82 
Midland Counties 
Cirencester and Retford 
44 
38 
15 
3 
82 
England, S. 
r Reading, Maidstone, Hors- . 
t ham, and Downton . . ) 
61 
30 
8 
1 
91 
Scotland, W. 
r Ardwell, Dumbarton, and i 
1 Islay . . . . I 
63 
29 
5 
3 
92 
England, N.W. . 
Leyburn and Prescot . 
61 
35 
4 
— 
96 
England, S.W. . 
(Clifton, Glastonbury, and i 
1 Falfield . . . . » 
60 
33 
7 
• — 
93 
Ireland, N. . 
r Edgeworthstown and Moy - 1 
t nalty . . . .1 
58 
30 
9 
3 
88 
Ireland, S. . 
| Ardfert, Kilkenny, and Par- , 
t sonstown . . . . } 
66 
38 
6 
— 
94 
Mean for all districts in 1892 . 
56 
32 
10 
2 
88 
„ „ in 1891 . 
58 
31 
10 
1 
83 
„ „ in 1890 . 
53 
36 
9 
2 
89 
1 Particulars supplied by the Meteorological Office. 
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